Keely Smith Saved Pierce Brosnan During His Dark Times And Now They’re Commemorating Their 26th Anniversary Together

May 12, 2020 by apost team

James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan celebrated his wedding anniversary this April on Instagram after 26 years of marriage to his wife, the journalist Keely Shaye Smith. Throughout their long partnership, Smith has been at her husband’s side through thick and thin since they met back in the 1990s.

According to the Daily Mail, the couple met in 1994, marrying seven years later in 2001. To commemorate their more than two decades of marriage, the actor posted a young photo of the couple together alongside a heartfelt message to his wife.

“My darling angel heart Keely, thank you for bringing such love and beauty into my life, for making these past twenty six years the greatest joy of my life,” Brosnan wrote. “Happy anniversary my brown eyed girl.”

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In response, the 56-year-old Smith commemorated the occasion with a similar message on Instagram: “Still celebrating the day we met ...on a beach in Mexico. Happy 26th my love 4/8 (1994).” Smith posted the marriage tribute with a photo of the couple when they were young alongside a more updated shot. Fans of the two also celebrated Smith and Brosnan’s long marriage by commenting lots of hearts.

The 66-year-old has been open about Smith’s supportive role in his life, especially after the actor’s daughter, Charlotte, passed away in 2013 at the age of 42 after a battle with ovarian cancer. The Daily Mail reports that following Charlotte’s passing, Brosnan fell into depression. Luckily Smith, whom Brosnan described as “strength I wouldn’t be able to live without,” was there to help him through his darkest days. But Brosnan wasn’t always married to Keely.

Brosnan’s first wife was Australian actress Cassandra Harris who also starred in Bond films. According to the Daily Mail , the couple had two children and was married for over a decade until Harris tragically died of ovarian cancer in 1991, the same disease that would take her daughter’s life.

“Cassie was very positive about life. I mean, she had the most amazing energy and outlook on life. It was and is a terrible loss and I see it reflected from time to time in my children,” Brosnan told Express in 2013.

“It was a great friendship, a great love, a great adventure. You don’t get over the mourning in a year, two years, three, four. You just miss the person and sometimes get angry with her because she’s not there.”

But despite Brosnan’s tragic family history, his story has a happy ending. A decade after his wife’s death, he found love again, marrying Smith in 2001 at Ballintubber Abbey in his native Ireland, according to reporters at the Daily Mail. Since then, the couple has had two children together, 23-year-old Dylan and 19-year-old Paris. Brosnan is also a grandfather of his late daughter Charlotte's children Isabella, 21, and Lucas, 14, as well as Sean's four-year-old daughter Marley May. 

Happy anniversary, Pierce and Keely! What do you think about Pierce and Keely's relationship? Let us know and celebrate alongside the couple by passing on their love story.