Clint Eastwood’s son Scott has given an emotional update on his acting icon father six months after the death of his longtime partner Christina Sandera.

Hollywood icon Clint, 94, was in a relationship with Sandera, 61, for a decade before her tragic death from cardiac arrhythmia in July 2024.

Scott, 38, told People of his father: ‘He’s good. He’s doing good. He’s a survivor, a trouper.’

Asked what he had learned about resilience from his father, he said: ‘It’s in our blood. You don’t complain. You don’t whine. You just do.’

He added the star ‘was born coming out of the Great Depression, and then he was young during World War II. He saw a lot of struggle. There is no room for complaining.’

Scott – whose mom is Jacelyn Reeves –  said he would love to work with his ‘inspiration’ of a father again after small parts in Gran Torino and Invictus, saying: ‘Anytime I’ve ever gotten a chance to work with my father it’s been a great experience.’

Clint Eastwood’s son Scott has given an emotional update on his acting icon father six months after the death of his longtime partner Christina Sandera

Hollywood icon Clint, 94, was in a relationship with Sandera, 61, for a decade before her tragic death from cardiac arrhythmia in July 2024; seen here at the premiere of Sully in 2018

The Longest Ride star is currently starring in spy thriller Alarum with Sylvester Stallone, who he calls a ‘badᴀss’. 

Sandera’s death certificate revealed she was killed by cardiac arrhythmia, which causes the heart’s rhythm to become too slow, rapid or irregular, a representative from the Monterey County Health Department confirmed.

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease was cited as an additional condition that led to her pᴀssing.

It occurs when deposits of fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substances accumulate in artery walls, causing blood vessels to harden and narrow, which restricts blood flow around the body.

When the plaques rupture they form a blood clot that can block the flow of blood more dramatically, which can result in a heart attack or stroke.  

‘Christina was a lovely, caring woman,’ the Oscar winner said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. ‘I will miss her very much.’

A Warner Bros spokesperson told the outlet no further information would be given on Christina’s death as Clint wants to privately grieve.

He and Christina had been together since 2014 after meeting while she was working as a hostess at Clint’s Mission Ranch H๏τel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Scott, 38, told People of his father: ‘He’s good. He’s doing good. He’s a survivor, a trouper’ – pictured 2016 with Eastwood and sister Francesca

Sandera’s death certificate revealed she was killed by cardiac arrhythmia, which causes the heart’s rhythm to become too slow, rapid or irregular, a representative from the Monterey County Health Department confirmed –  Clint and Christina seen here at the 2015 Academy Awards

They made their red carpet debut at the 2015 Academy Awards and even though they lived a relatively private life, Christina was a regular plus-one with Clint to his red carpet events.

She was also very close to his large family and in 2018 joined three of his eight kids, as well as his granddaughter and first wife Margaret Johnson at the premiere of his film The Muse.

The Million Dollar Baby director is dad  Laurie Murray, 70, Kimber Lynn Eastwood, 60, Kyle Eastwood, 56, Alison Eastwood, 52, Scott, Kathryn Eastwood, 36, and Francesca Eastwood, 30, and Morgan Eastwood, 27.

He has always kept his family out of the spotlight and he has a good reason for that.

‘There are other people that are involved there and they’re vulnerable people,’ the Oscar winner told CBS News in 2004.

‘I can protect myself, but they can’t.’