Helen Mirren issues four-word verdict on romance with Liam Neeson | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Hollywood icon Helen Mirren, 77, has opened up about her previous relationship with fellow movie star Liam Neeson, 70. The couple had been collectively for 4 years over thirty years in the past, however the Queen actress revealed it was “not meant to be”, regardless of describing her ex as “superb”.

Discussing her penchant for making customized shirts for her boyfriends, Helen admitted: “I did make one for Liam, oddly sufficient. We beloved one another. We weren’t meant to be collectively in that manner, however we beloved one another very, very a lot.

“I like him deeply to at the present time. He is such an incredible man,” the esteemed actress shared in a earlier interview with AARP The Journal.

The previous couple have beforehand mentioned their enduring bond throughout a reunion on The Graham Norton Present. Throughout their look on the present in 2018, they appeared delighted to reminisce about their previous romance.

When host Graham, 59, probed the Collateral Magnificence star about their relationship, she did not hesitate to label herself as “fortunate” for having been in a relationship with the Oscar-nominated actor.

She enthused: “We did not date, we lived collectively for 4 years. We had been a severe merchandise for some time. Fortunate me!”

Liam chimed in: “Earlier than I met her and we labored collectively I had learn someplace that if she fancied a man she would imitate his stroll behind his again and I rotated at some point and she or he was doing that to me.”

The Taken star has candidly revealed he was “smitten” with Helen Mirren after their first encounter on the set of the 1981 movie Excalibur.

Liam reminisced: “I keep in mind being on the set and standing with Ciaran Hinds as Helen walked in the direction of us wearing her full Morgana Le Fey costume and we each went, ‘Oh f**okay’ and I used to be smitten. I believe Ciaran was too however I used to be very smitten!”

To which Helen amusingly retorted: “I by no means knew that. You have by no means informed me that earlier than, it is superb.”

Nonetheless, future had different plans for Helen, who tied the knot with American director Taylor Hackford in 1997.

The pair’s paths crossed shortly after Helen’s star-making function in The Lengthy Good Friday, resulting in an audition with Hackford for his movie White Nights.

The actress, who scooped an Academy Award for her portrayal in The Queen, as soon as humorously speculated on how the function might need affected her marriage.

On the Gotham Awards in 2015, the place she was honoured with a profession tribute, Helen delivered an unforgettable acceptance speech.

She quipped: “I’ve to inform you a narrative about f*****g the queen.”

Recounting the Venice premiere of The Queen, Helen mentioned: “When The Queen was first screened at Venice, I would by no means seen it earlier than, and neither had my husband Taylor.

“Within the first scene, I am in full regalia, and I flip and have a look at the digital camera and there is silence within the cinema. And my husband lets out this large chortle. So I lean over to him and say, ‘Darling, do you suppose you may ever f**okay me once more?'”