Antonio Banderas has shared a heartwarming family photo from a Los Angeles reunion with ex-wife Melanie Griffith and their daughter Stella, and his caption said it all about how the former couple have chosen to deal with life post-divorce.
The actor, 65, posted the snap on Instagram on Monday, April 27, showing himself beaming alongside Stella, 29, Griffith, 68, and Stella’s husband Alex Gruszynski.
Banderas leaned into his daughter as she threw back her head laughing, while Griffith and Stella held hands and Gruszynski rested his head on Griffith’s shoulder.
“A lovely and fun moment yesterday in Los Angeles with my son-in-law Alex, my daughter Stella and my ex-wife and lifelong friend, Melanie,” Banderas wrote in his caption.
The warmth of the post reflects a dynamic Banderas has talked about openly for years.
In 2018, he told PEOPLE: “Even though we are divorced, she is my family and I will love her until the day I die. We have been in touch all these years and we managed to do a separation that is very elegant.”
He added at the time that keeping things harmonious for their children was always a priority.
“Our kids enjoy it and it’s very important to both of us. Our kids are the No. 1 priority.”
Griffith, for her part, has also spoken warmly about staying close to the men she has loved. “I love them with all my heart,” she said in 2020.
Banderas and Griffith first met at the 1989 Academy Awards and reconnected on the set of Two a lot in 1995.
They married the following year and welcomed Stella before Griffith filed for divorce in 2014, citing irreconcilable differences.
The divorce was finalized in 2015. Banderas has been close not only with Griffith, but also with her daughter Dakota Johnson, whom she shares with ex-husband Don Johnson.
