HOLLYWOOD actress Winona Ryder has revealed a secret adoption in her mother's family from Ireland.
The actress appeared in the 'Solid Gold Travellers' feature in Condé Nast Traveller magazine where she spoke of her love for Ireland and the secret adoption she discovered in her mother's family.
The Stranger Things actress said: "I found out there was a secret adoption a few generations back on my mum's side and that I am in fact Irish.
"When I finally went there, it felt like going home."
Ryder also spoke of her 'obsession' with Ireland and its culture.
She said: "I'm obsessed with this country, I was really into Irish literature and history when I was a kid and I loved The Pogues and U2.
"I was even accepted into Trinity College in Dublin but then I got the part in Heathers so I couldn't go.
"This will probably sound very silly, as an American I pretty much fell in love with any guy who spoke to me, just because of the accent."
Ryder currently stars as Joyce Byers in cult Netflix series Stranger Things for which she has won two awards; Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best TV Supporting Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series.
