Liam Neeson Calls Ex Helen Mirren a ‘Remarkable Woman’: I Was ‘Lucky’ to Date Her
15.02.2023 - 02:41
/ usmagazine.com
The fondest memories! Liam Neeson reflected on his relationship with Helen Mirren — and only had nice things to say about his ex.
“Helen is a remarkable woman, a remarkable actress,” the Taken star, 70, gushed to Entertainment Tonight Canada on Tuesday, February 14. “I should be so lucky and be honored to have spent three or four years with that lady. She’s really something else.”
The former couple met while working together on the 1981 film Excalibur, where Mirren, 77, played Morgana le Fay and Neeson portrayed Sir Gawain. After connecting on the King Arthur project, the pair lived together in London for four years and established a romantic connection.
“I fell in love with Helen Mirren,” Neeson recalled to Anderson Cooper during a 2014 episode of 60 Minutes. “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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While appearing on The Graham Norton Show in 2018, the 1923 actress clarified she and Neeson were not just a casual fling. “We didn’t date — we lived together! We were a serious item for a while,” Mirren recalled at the time.
During their romance, Mirren helped Neeson obtain an agent and his career began to blossom. While the Memory actor appreciated his partner’s assistance, he realized needed to make a name for himself and end things with the Academy Award winner.
“It was difficult for him to be under my shadow,” Mirren told The New York Times Magazine in 1994. “I was well known; I had the money … [and I] had a sense from Liam that it was time for him to come out from under my wing.”
The F9 actress also noted that it was “difficult” for