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By Eve Buckland For Dailymail.Com

Published: 17:48 BST, 19 July 2024 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 19 July 2024

Clint Eastwood’s longtime partner Christina Sandera has died aged 61.

The Oscar-winning actor, 94, confirmed the tragic news in a heartbreaking statement on Thursday.

The pair had been in a relationship since 2014. 

Eastwood said: ‘Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much.’

A Warner Bros. spokesperson told THR that no further information would be forthcoming on Christina’s death as Eastwood grieves the loss privately.

Clint Eastwood's longtime partner Christina Sandera has died aged 61 - pictured in 2015

Clint Eastwood’s longtime partner Christina Sandera has died aged 61 – pictured in 2015

Eastwood said: 'Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much' - pictured 2016

Eastwood said: 'Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much' - pictured 2016

Eastwood said: ‘Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much’ – pictured 2016

Eastwood and Sandera met when she worked as a restaurant hostess at Eastwood’s hotel, the Mission Ranch, in Carmel, California in 2014.

Little was publicly known about their romance but she did support Eastwood at various film premieres and awards shows. 

She made her red carpet debut with the star at the 2015 Oscars where his drama American Sniper was up for six awards.

The pair began dating a year after Eastwood divorced second wife Dina after 17 years of marriage.

The legendary actor is father to eight children by six different women.

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Clint Eastwood’s partner Christina Sandera dead at 61: Oscar-winner, 94, pays heartbreaking tribute: ‘I will miss her very much’

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