Helen Mirren Said It Was Difficult for Then-Boyfriend Liam Neeson "to Be Under My Shadow"

Helen Mirren Said It Was Difficult for Then-Boyfriend Liam Neeson "to Be Under My Shadow"

Instyle-News·2019-11-21 17:30

Who: Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, and SAG Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren, 74, and Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson, 67.

How They Met: The actors, both of whom are from the U.K., met on the set of 1981 adventure film Excalibur. It was Neeson’s first movie role. Of meeting Mirren, he’s gushed about how quickly he fell for the actress on multiple occasions. He first saw her on stage as Lady Macbeth. "She was so sexy. I thought, 'Gosh, that's Helen Mirren'! She was as beautiful up close as on stage. Just so human. I was in love with this extraordinary human being," he told The New York Times. Seeing her in her costume for the first time on set, he said he went, “Oh f—k,” adding, “I was smitten.” In a 60 Minutes segment he told Anderson Cooper, “I fell in love with Helen Mirren. Oh my God. Can you imagine riding horses in shiny suits of armor, having sword fights and stuff, and you're falling in love with Helen Mirren? It doesn't get any better than that.”

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