{"id":129553,"date":"2025-11-11T12:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/129553\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:57:11","slug":"stranger-things-winona-ryder-tears-up-in-tribute-i-will-always-love-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/129553\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things’ Winona Ryder tears up in tribute ‘I will always love them’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stranger Things star Winona Ryder was overcome with emotion as she spoke about her co-stars at the season five premiere in Los Angeles<\/p>\n

The stars of Stranger Things season five dazzled on the red carpet at the premiere held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

In honour of Stranger Things Day, the grand celebration of the final season was a trip down memory lane for the entire cast.<\/p>\n

Winona Ryder, who portrays Joyce, the mother of Will (Noah Schnapp) and Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton), was visibly moved as she spoke about her fellow actors.<\/p>\n

She revealed: “I feel like this season I got to spend time with all of them, which was incredibly special.<\/p>\n

“They’re, they’re just … I’ll get emotional … They’re just … I will always love them forever.”<\/p>\n

Holding back tears, she sang a line from Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You.<\/p>\n

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The touching moment was posted on Netflix’s<\/a> official X account, prompting fans to rally around the actress in the comments section.<\/p>\n

It’s sai rose commented: “Oh, Winona, you’re breaking our hearts! So proud of you and the Stranger Things family.”<\/p>\n

@saturnslanding wrote: “Oh my god she’s not ready and I’m not either.”<\/p>\n

\u1d0d\u1d00x chimed in: “She loves those kids so much… the cast grew up with us I can’t let this show go.”<\/p>\n

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Ryder was accompanied on the red carpet by her partner of 14 years, designer Scott Mackinlay Hahn.<\/p>\n

The young actors first joined forces on the show a decade ago and have since formed a tight-knit bond.<\/p>\n

At the season five premiere, Noah Schnapp gushed about his close friendship with Eleven star Millie Bobby Brown.<\/p>\n

“I mean, of course Millie is my best friend for life,” he revealed to People. “But they all truly are just family to me, and it shows on screen. I mean, thank God we’re so close.”<\/p>\n

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