With Amber Heard’s marriage to Johnny Depp, came his children with his ex, Vanessa Paradis; Lily-Rose, 16, and Jack John, 13.

Depp and Heard, who are 23 years apart, got married in Feburary in the Bahamas and after the wedding, she became their stepmom.

In the December issue of Marie Claire, Heard called the kids the “most surprising gift” in her life.

She talked about how much they add to her life, gushing, “I feel new flavors that I didn't know existed. New colors that I didn't know existed have been added to my life. I'm so happy.”

Heard, 29, also talked about the rumors that their marriage underwent some problems recently, saying “I try not to react to the horrible misrepresentation of our lives, but it is strange and hard.”

Depp and Heard got engaged in 2013 after meeting on the set of The Rum Diary in 2011, when Depp was still with Paradis. They started dating in 2012, a year after Depp and Paradis announced their split after 14 years together.