Sandy Watson: Inside the Life of Ridley Scott’s ex-wife

Sandy Watson was the second wife of Ridley Scott. Sandy Watson’s husband is a British filmmaker. He is a popular name in the science fiction, crime, and historical drama genres. His best-known films include The Duellists (1977), Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Legend (1985), Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), The Martian (2015), The Last Duel (2021), and House of Gucci (2021).

Sandy Watson: Bio Summary

Who is Ridley Scott’s second wife?

Ridley Scott and Sandy Watson got married in 1979, four years after the filmmaker divorced from his first wife Journalist Felicity Heywood. The couple were married for 9 years before they called it a quit in 1989. During their almost-decade marriage, they had a daughter. Jordan Scott who is a director- following in the footsteps of her father.

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Ridley Scott and Sandy Watson’s daughter

It comes as no surprise to find that their daughter Jordan has entered the family business. ‘I’m sure my dad said to me: “Look, why don’t you try your hand at directing?” and as a sulky teenager I just went: “No, I won’t like it,” but as time went by, I realised that directing encompassed all the forms of creativity I loved. Jordan Scott told Evening Standard in an interview “I was always painting, always had a camera in my hand and I loved music. In the end I just went: “Oh, for goodness sake, you may as well try directing.“‘

In the same interview, she revealed her mother Sandy Watson took care of her half-siblings- Luke Scott and Jake Scott from her father’s first marriage, and she doesn’t like it when people refer to Luke Scott and Jake Scott as her half-siblings-

“I get incredibly upset when people refer to them as my half-brothers because they’ve always been brothers to me. My mum helped raise them from a very early age, before she had me, and when I came along, because they were that much older, there was no jealousy.” She continued to say- “Our mums have always got on and it’s an interesting set-up, but one that always seemed to work.“

The couple’s daughter was born in 1978, a year before her famous husband’s commercial and critical hit Alien and four years before Blade Runner. Talking about her upbringing Sandy Watson’s daughter revealed- “Kids in LA grow up far quicker than in London, I think, and the cleverest thing my parents could have done was not to take me out here. My mum was not a fan of the place and was terribly sensible – something for which, in retrospect, I’m really grateful.“

Ridley Scott’s ex-wife Sandy Watson is a Producer and Director

Sandy Watson is a Producer and Director. Per her IMDb he is known for Kings of the Wood (2022), Don’t Call Me Stupid! (2007) and It Shouldn’t Happen to a TV Actor (2003). She was a producer with London’s Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency. Aside from that she is also an advertising executive.

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Ridley Scott and his ex-wife Sandy Watson have been spotted at various events together and all loved up when they were married. Ridley Scott is now married to wife and long-time collaborator Giannina Facio. They got married in 2015. Since starring in Gladiator, Giannina has been cast in all of Ridley’s films with American Gangster and The Martian being exceptions. Despite meeting on the set of Gladiator, they didn’t start dating until they were reunited a year later when filming Hannibal.