Curiously, the same reason why he is no longer going to star in action movies like the ones he has been participating in for some years. Liam Neeson He is 72 years old and, just as he will no longer be seen on the big screen with a gun in his hand and seeking revenge, It won’t be news for starting to date someone either.
Or, at least, that’s what he declared in a recent interview with the magazine People. “In a word: no. I’m past that phase now,” The Oscar-nominated performer responded bluntly when asked if he is dating anyone.
The actor of films like Schidler’s List, The Passenger, Silence either Love Actually He was married to actress Natasha Richardson since 1994. until his death, at age 45, in 2009, due to a skiing accident. With her he had his two sons, Micheál, a 29-year-old actor, and Daniel, a 28-year-old businessman.
About a year after Richardson’s death, Neeson began dating a public relations executive living in the United Kingdom, Freya St. Johnston, a relationship that lasted two years, although Since then no couple has been known again.
Before, however, he was known for being one of Hollywood’s golden bachelors, having had affairs with other famous personalities. like Barbra Streisand, Brooke Shields or, above all, Helen Mirren, who was his co-star in the film Excalibur, from 1981, with whom he assures that he maintains contact after being together for four years, until 1985.
“I remember going to see a bullfight in the south-west of France with Helen, which was wonderful. I had very mixed feelings about it, because “We saw extraordinary acts of bravery and then a horrible death.”he recalled. “Then we went camping in the Loire Valley. And oh my God, it was beautiful. Helen was a magnificent cook, she did everything on the fire, in the open air. It was beautiful,” he added.
The actor has explained that he is taking advantage of the time to do “simple things” with your children, who live near him, in New York, although he misses when they went “fly fishing together.” Now, however, he is also content to spend time alone.
His ideal day off, he has stated, consists of sleeping late and devouring mystery books or a thriller Nordic. “I’m an avid reader,” explained Neeson, who considers himself “incredibly lucky.” “I never, ever forget it. Even on a bad day on a movie set, for example, I always remind myself and say to myself: ‘Come on, come on. You have nothing to complain about.’ And it’s true,” he concluded.
