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Who is Kiefer Sutherland’s partner, Cindy Vela?

During the beginning of their relationship, the private couple managed to keep their romance a secret

YEARS after he split from Siobhan Bonnouvrier, Kiefer Sutherland moved on with Cindy Vela.

Similar to The First Lady star, his longtime fiancée is also an actor.

Just like her partner Kiefer Sutherland, Cindy Vela is also an actor
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Just like her partner Kiefer Sutherland, Cindy Vela is also an actorCredit: Instagram/cindyvela

Who is Kiefer Sutherland's partner, Cindy Vela?

Born on January 4, 1979, Cindy Vela is an American actress, model, and instrumentalist from Brownsville, Texas.

After Cindy graduated from the University of Texas at Brownsville, she began teaching music at Memorial Middle School and Harlingen High School.

Around this time, she moved to Los Angeles to embark on an acting and modeling career.

In the earlier years of her career, she appeared in music videos for Christina Aguilera, Daddy Yankee, and Carlos Santana.

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Cindy also landed ad campaigns for Special K, Motorola, and Wells Fargo.

Her filmography includes The Polterguys, Camino, and Run Hide Fight.

Sometime in 2014, she started dating Kiefer Sutherland; the couple managed to keep their relationship private until July 2017.

Although the pair tend to keep the details of their romance a secret, Kiefer wrote and dedicated his song Two Stepping in Time to Cindy.

When did Kiefer split from Siobhan Bonnouvrier?

On July 6, 2011, it was announced that Kiefer split from his then-girlfriend Siobhan Bonnouvrier.

At the time, an insider told Us Weekly: "It's been a while [since they split], things are transitional and ever-changing."

Kiefer and Siobhan were together for three years; they began dating in 2008.

How many times has Kiefer been married?

Kiefer has been married twice; his first marriage was to Camelia Kath and his second was to Kelly Winn.

On September 12, 1987, the Emmy Award winner tied the knot for the first time with Camelia.

For the first three years they were dating, Kiefer Sutherland and Cindy Vela kept details of their relationship under wraps
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For the first three years they were dating, Kiefer Sutherland and Cindy Vela kept details of their relationship under wrapsCredit: Instagram/cindyvela

Kiefer and Camelia remained married for three years; they divorced on February 1, 1990.

The former couple have one child together, a daughter named Sarah.

On June 29, 1996, Kiefer walked down the aisle with his second wife Kelly.

On May 16, 2008, their divorce was finalized and the reason was attributed to "irreconcilable differences."

Why did Kiefer and Julia Roberts split?

Although Kiefer's engagement to Julia Roberts was plagued with cheating rumors, the Stand By Me actor attributed their split to a combination of their young ages and the pressures of stardom.

The Flatliners co-stars were scheduled to hold their nuptials on  June 14, 1991.

However, Julia called off the wedding just three days before the abovementioned date.

He recalled to People: "We were young and we were both very much in love.

"We had decided that we wanted to get married, but then this other thing kind of took over.

"She was arguably the most famous woman in the world and this wedding that was supposed to be something between the two of us became something so big.

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"And then, in the middle of that, I think she had the courage...it wasn't what she wanted to do, in the end.

"And I think it took a lot of courage, even amongst all of that other stuff, to be able to say, 'I can't do this.'"

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