Winona Ryder's Depp ban

31-07-2007 11:30

Winona Ryder was banned from marrying Johnny Depp by her father.The actress - who met the heartthrob actor on the set of 1990 film 'Edward Scissorhands' and was engaged to him for around three years - has revealed her dad Michael Horowitz forbid the pair from tying the knot because she was only 17 at the time.In a joint interview with Vogue magazine, Horowitz recalled: "They were the hottest couple in the US at that time, like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now. They were cool." Ryder said: "But you stopped a wedding."To which Horowitz replied: "We loved Johnny but you were 17."Ryder, now 35, split from Depp in 1993.During their relationship the 'Sweeney Todd' actor had a tattoo etched onto his arm which read "Winona Forever".