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Kyle O'Sullivan

Johnny Depp's uneasy response about Kate Moss romance in awkward joint interview

Johnny Depp has dated a string of famous women over the years - but he formed the ultimate power couple when he started seeing Kate Moss.

The Hollywood actor and the supermodel, who were in a relationship between 1994 and 1997, were introduced when he was 31-years-old and she was just 20.

Kate, who will testify in Depp's bitter defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard after being name-dropped by the Aquaman actress earlier this month, is reportedly still on good terms with her ex-boyfriend.

They first set eyes on each other in a New York restaurant that was a regular haunt for the city's rich and famous then quickly fell deeply in love.

They immediately began media darlings and were were often spotted packing on the PDA on romantic trips around the world or attending glamorous events at each other's side.

Getting an interview with the 'it' couple was incredibly difficult, so bosses on The Big Breakfast were thrilled when Johnny made a surprise appearance on their TV show with his girlfriend in 1995.

Kate Moss and Johnny Depp were in a relationship in the mid-90s (Getty)

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Presenter Gaby Roslin thanked Depp for "very kindly turning up as well" as he joined his supermodel girlfriend to discuss the War Child project - having rushed out of bed and into the shower.

But attention quickly turned to their relationship, with Gaby asking about people's "obsession" with him and "women falling at your feet".

Depp claimed the paparazzi were "similar to mosquitoes" before they were asked whether their romance being so public was frustrating.

"They don't reall know anything, they just assume," said Kate, before Johnny added: "It makes for good fiction. They write some really interesting stories."

When Kate mentioned that her model pal Naomi Campbell was subject to 'false' claims she was going to marry Prince Albert of Monaco, Depp cheekily joked: "I'm going to marry Prince Albert in Cannes."

Things then turned slightly awkward after the marriage mention, with Gaby then asking if it was harder to keep their relationship going while being in the public eye.

Depp and Moss appeared on The Big Breakfast together in 1995 (War Child UK /Youtube)

A shake of the head and a resounding "no" came immediately from Kate, while Johnny gave an awkwardly long pause.

Unable to hold it in, Depp laughed and turned to the side while a taken aback Moss asked: "Johnny?"

"No, no, no," he then said as Kate gave a nervous giggle and the topic of conversation was changed to the Pirates of the Caribbean actor's tattoos.

At the end of the interview, Gaby said: "And when you do get married I wish you many happy years together."

When Depp went to say the same back, the presenter said she was already married, so the actor naughtily wished her a "happy divorce".

Unfortunately, the pair didn't stand the test of time as their romance came to an end just a couple of years later in 1997.

They were interviewed by Gaby Roslin (War Child UK /Youtube)

Kate admitted she spent 'years' crying over the breakdown of their relationship, later telling Vanity Fair: "There's nobody that's ever really been able to take care of me. Johnny did for a bit. I believed what he said. Like if I said, 'What do I do?' he'd tell me.

“And that's what I missed when I left. I really lost that gauge of somebody I could trust. Nightmare. Years and years of crying. Oh, the tears!"

While Depp admitted he struggled to balance their relationship with his hectic work schedule and blamed himself for it falling apart.

Speaking to Hello! magazine in 1998, Depp confessed: "I have never got that emotional over a woman before.

"I have been so stupid because we had so much going for our relationship. I’m the one who has to take responsibility for what happened — I was difficult to get on with, I let my work get in the way and I didn’t give her the attention I should have done.

"The whole thing was crazy because I should never have got so worked up over what people had to say about my work. Sure I should care about my movies, but when I get home I should try to leave that stuff behind. I couldn’t do that and I was horrific to live with. Trust me, I’m a total moron at times."

Johnny and Kate's romance was over after three years (Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Their relationship is back in the spotlight now because another of Depp's exes, Amber Heard, mentioned Kate by namewhile on the stand during the defamation trial earlier this month.

At the time, legal experts described Heard's move as a "blunder", while immediately on Moss being named, Depp's legal team were seen aghast later fist-bumping each other.

Heard claimed that Depp once pushed Moss down the stairs while she described an alleged argument she had with Depp at the top of a staircase in which her sister, Whitney, came between them.

"She threw herself in the line of fire," Heard testified. "She was trying to get Johnny to stop. Her back was to the staircase, and Johnny swings at her ... I don't hesitate and wait. I instantly think of Kate Moss and stairs."

Ms Heard has previously claimed Depp pushed Moss down a staircase while they dated in the 1990s.

During the 2020 UK libel trial between Depp and The Sun newspaper, she said, "He pushed Kate Moss down the stairs, I heard this from two people, and this was fresh in my mind".

"I reacted in defence of my sister. I had for years been Johnny's punchbag, but for years I never hit him. It was the first time after all these years that I struck him back," she added at the time.

Depp and Moss were once the 'it' couple (WireImage)
They are reportedly still friends (Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Usually, alleged misconduct that's not related to a specific accusation in a case isn't allowed to be brought up by lawyers at trial.

But Heard's mention of Moss opened the door for Depp's attorneys to call the model as a witness to address the allegation.

"[Moss] is still allegedly friends with Johnny, and her testimony wasn't allowed to come in before because it wasn't as relevant," said California entertainment lawyer Mitra Ahouraian.

According to reports in the US, she will testify via live video link and be called by Depp's team on Wednesday (today).

Moss has never publicly made any allegations against Depp and has not spoken out about Heard's allegations.

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