We know him as James Bond, and it was through his exceptional portrayal of the famous agent 007 that Pierce Brosnan won the hearts of viewers. He first married Cassandra Harris, who, like her daughter, succumbed to ovarian cancer.
After a long period of mourning, the actor remarried in 2001 and found love with Keely Shaye Smith.
In 1994, at a party in Cabo San Lucas, Brosnan met the journalist who had come to interview Ted Danson.
“He was captivating,” Keely told People magazine in 2001, according to PopSugar. “Tall, dark, and handsome—everything that draws you in at first glance. He had this mischievous sparkle in his eyes. I found it exhilarating.”
We now know that Pierce also felt this attraction. He confessed that he immediately understood she was special and explained why he fell in love with her: “I love her vitality, her passion. She has this strength without which I couldn’t live. When Keely looks at me, I become weak.”
From that day on, Pierce and Keely maintained their relationship for 7 years and eventually married in 2001 in the actor’s home country. They had a romantic ceremony in Ireland, at Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo. Today, they are celebrating 25 years together.
They later expanded their family with the birth of two sons, fruits of their love.
In an era where love is destroyed by fame and completed by the media, Pierce and Keely live their love naturally and even tamed the Hollywood whirlwind.
