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Johnny Depp has had his fair share of flings and romances throughout the years. But not all of his hookups and courtships are public knowledge.

While most of his relationships have made headlines over the years, one of Depp’s past flings recently came to light. And it’s one he had back in the day with a member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast.

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Johnny Depp had a brief fling with ‘RHOBH’ star Garcelle Beauvais before they were famous

Long before Depp became the uber-successful movie star he’s known as today, he was a rock musician with dreams of making it big in the music industry.

After dropping out of high school, Depp formed a band called The Kids in 1980. Though they enjoyed modest local success, The Kids set out in pursuit of a record deal.

During this time, Depp had crossed paths with 16-year-old model Garcelle Beauvais, who recently opened up about their encounter during an episode of The Real.

According to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, she met Depp inside a nightclub in Miami while she was hanging out with one of her girlfriends.

“We were dancing all night on the dance floor and she goes, ‘Have you noticed this guy’s been standing over there watching you all night?'” Beauvais began. “So by the end of the night, he got the nerve to come up and say, ‘Hey, I’m in a band, I’m doing a music video and I’d love for you to be in it.'”

“And I was like, you know, we exchanged phone numbers and he was living with his sister and her two kids,” she continued, before adding, “Listen, this was way before he was Johnny Depp.”

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As she continued her story, Beauvais detailed her and Depp’s first hang out, which took place at his sister’s house.

At one point, the Pirates of the Caribbean star had kissed the reality star, which, according to her, was not all that.

“So we hung out one day and that was at his sister’s house. And he planted one on me. And you know, he hadn’t — he hadn’t — perfected the kiss yet,” she claimed with a laugh. “I guess is how I’m going to leave it.”

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Though their brief hangout didn’t turn into a romance, both Depp and Beauvais went on to have relationships with other people.

In 1983, Depp married The Kids’ bassist’s sister, Lori Anne Allison. Unfortunately, the pair’s marriage was short-lived as they divorced in 1985.

After their divorce, Depp went on to date several famous women in Hollywood, including Jennifer Grey, Winona Ryder, and supermodel Kate Moss.

Winona Ryder with her boyfriend, actor Johnny Depp, circa 1990
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He also had a relationship with French actor/singer Vanessa Paradis, whom he shares two children with; daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 1999) and son John Christopher “Jack” Depp III (born 2002).

In 2015, Depp married actor Amber Heard. But just over a year into their marriage, Heard filed for divorce and sought a temporary restraining order claiming that the Pirates of the Caribbean actor “verbally and physically” abused her.

As for Beauvais, she was married to producer Daniel Saunders, but their union ultimately ended in divorce. They two share son, Oliver, who was born in 1991.

She then married and divorced talent agent Mike Nilon, with whom she shares twin sons Jax and Jaid (born 2007).