Pierce Brosnan is 70 years old: who is Keely Shaye Smith, his wife of 22 years? – Gala

The best stories are sometimes played out behind the scenes. In 1994, Pierce Brosnan slipped into the very chic James Bond costume and multiplied the conquests on the screen. But in real life, he only has eyes for one woman. That same year, the actor indeed succumbs to the charm of the journalist Keely Shaye Smith. A widower, Pierce Brosnan lost his wife Cassandra a few years earlier to ovarian cancer. His meeting with the beautiful journalist 10 years his junior gives him a taste for happiness and marks the beginning of a love story of more than 25 years.

Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith meet on a beach in Mexico, during a beach party. He is one of the guests, she came to interview actor Ted Danson for the NBC channel. And between them, it’s love at first sight. The journalist is immediately attracted to the interpreter of agent 007, relate our colleagues from Here is in an October 2019 issue: “He was dark and captivating. There was this sparkle in his eyes”. James Bond has made a new conquest but this one will not be temporary. After seven years of love, Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith married in 2001 in Ireland. Together they have two sons: Dylan, 22, and Paris, 18.

In addition to being very much in love, Pierce Brosnan is also very protective of his partner. In August 2022, when he sent her a birthday message on social networks by sharing two photos of their couple, at their beginnings and today, the comedian was extremely irritated by derogatory comments from netizens about his girlfriend’s weight gain. Behaviors that he absolutely could not let pass: “I love every curve of her body” he said then in response to the hateful comments, adding that he saw in his wife “the most beautiful woman in the worldespecially because she gave birth to our children”. To silence bad language, he concluded: “In the past, I loved her for her personality, not just for her beauty. Now, I love her even more because she is the mother of my children. I’m very proud of her and I try to be worthy of her love.” A real proof of love and loyalty that he still shows every day!

Pierce Brosnan: a husband proud of his wife

While love stories often end badly in Hollywood, their couple is a model of longevity. 19 years after their union, Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith are still so in love with each other. The actor also confided to the newspaper The Independent in 2017 not being able to live without his wife: “She has incredible strength. I wouldn’t be able to live without her.” The former interpreter of James Bond could not be prouder of his wife, a journalist with a rich career. Correspondent for the program The extraordinary investigations of the NBC chain from 1994 to 1997, she then became a specialist in environmental issues for the ABC chain on the programs The Home show And Good Morning America. A work on the environment which will earn her many prizes including two Genesis Awards and above all the unfailing support of her husband.

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