RUMOURS about the nature of their
relationship have been swirling for some time, but things seem to be heating up
between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
The Rum Diary co-stars are said to be so close that bisexual actress Heard, 26, has been a "regular visitor" to the New Mexico set of The Lone Ranger which 49-year-old Depp is currently filming.
And Depp, who made an official announcement that he had split from partner of 14 years Vanessa Paradis on Tuesday, is even said to have bought Heard a horse so they can ride together, according to a report in Globe.
A source claims Depp is smitten by the Hitchcock blonde, and reportedly said: "When I first saw Amber, it was like seeing an old-time movie star like Lauren Bacall."
The Rum Diary co-stars are said to be so close that bisexual actress Heard, 26, has been a "regular visitor" to the New Mexico set of The Lone Ranger which 49-year-old Depp is currently filming.
And Depp, who made an official announcement that he had split from partner of 14 years Vanessa Paradis on Tuesday, is even said to have bought Heard a horse so they can ride together, according to a report in Globe.
A source claims Depp is smitten by the Hitchcock blonde, and reportedly said: "When I first saw Amber, it was like seeing an old-time movie star like Lauren Bacall."
The American actress who was born in
Austin, Texas, previously worked as a model. Before starring in The Rum Diary
alongside Depp she had small roles in a number of films.
She attended a Catholic school in Austin until her junior year, then left to pursue a career in Hollywood.
Heard was active in her school's drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns.
While she was raised a Catholic, after the death of her best friend in a car crash Heard declared herself an atheist.
Heard described her role as Depp's love interest in The Rum Diary, as "the best experience of my life."
She gushed to magazine Dazed about Depp: "He’s such a wonderful presence; he is enigmatic and compelling and a true artist, seriously intelligent and incredibly sensitive.
"Everybody on set respects and likes him, which says a lot about an actor. It’s a grueling job at times and the stress level that everybody feels in the industry is intense - but it doesn’t affect Johnny.
"It seems like he has time to look everybody in the eye and I like that, it was wonderful to see."
The actress's profile is set to rise as she recently joined the cast of thriller Paranoia as the female lead alongside Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, and Liam Hemsworth.
She also recently landed a role as an assassin in the sequel Machete Kills.
Paradis and Depp had not been pictured together in public for months, but the Dark Shadows star insisted last month that there was no truth to talk of a split.
"The rumours are not true," he told The Sun newspaper. "They are absolutely not true."
"No matter what I say about this, people believe the opposite. I can’t say enough about it not being over," he said.
Depp and Paradis did not appear at their respective premieres and public events together recently, with the French actress attending the premiere of her film Cafe de Flore in Paris alone, and not accompanying the actor on promotional duties for Dark Shadows.
They are parents to Lily Rose,12, and Jack, 10.
She attended a Catholic school in Austin until her junior year, then left to pursue a career in Hollywood.
Heard was active in her school's drama department and appeared in local commercials and campaigns.
While she was raised a Catholic, after the death of her best friend in a car crash Heard declared herself an atheist.
Heard described her role as Depp's love interest in The Rum Diary, as "the best experience of my life."
She gushed to magazine Dazed about Depp: "He’s such a wonderful presence; he is enigmatic and compelling and a true artist, seriously intelligent and incredibly sensitive.
"Everybody on set respects and likes him, which says a lot about an actor. It’s a grueling job at times and the stress level that everybody feels in the industry is intense - but it doesn’t affect Johnny.
"It seems like he has time to look everybody in the eye and I like that, it was wonderful to see."
The actress's profile is set to rise as she recently joined the cast of thriller Paranoia as the female lead alongside Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, and Liam Hemsworth.
She also recently landed a role as an assassin in the sequel Machete Kills.
Paradis and Depp had not been pictured together in public for months, but the Dark Shadows star insisted last month that there was no truth to talk of a split.
"The rumours are not true," he told The Sun newspaper. "They are absolutely not true."
"No matter what I say about this, people believe the opposite. I can’t say enough about it not being over," he said.
Depp and Paradis did not appear at their respective premieres and public events together recently, with the French actress attending the premiere of her film Cafe de Flore in Paris alone, and not accompanying the actor on promotional duties for Dark Shadows.
They are parents to Lily Rose,12, and Jack, 10.
