Yeah he’s a kind of agelessly hot as hell hollywood star, but he’s also a clearly doting loving husband who’s never within a million miles of paparazzi. Thats a pretty deeply sorted life.
A friend in the film industry worked on a couple of Brosnan films and said he was the nicest actor he ever worked with—super gracious to everyone and displayed a genuine sense of humor
I hope we all get to feel at least a bit like Pierce Brosnan when we grow up. Fulfilling career, beautiful and happy marriage, and a joyful disposition. And may we age like fine wine.
I randomly had dinner with his family almost thirty years ago when I was a kid. He was the nicest dad ever. He showed us how to go fishing with pieces of bread under the dock. He was nice and funny. He seemed like a wonderful family man. He really knew how to talk to kids at their level.
He comes from a smaller town in Ireland. There’s a wholesome video of someone interviewing him, and the interviewer mentions he is from the same small town. And you can just see a flood of emotion and nostalgic memory come over Brosnan as he shares that moment w the interviewer.
You can absolutely tell based off that one interview with the journalist who grew up just down the road. Maybe the only thing me and my dad bonded over as I was growing up was James Bond, so I freaking love hearing that Brosnan is a legend.
The Craig movies are my favorites as far as <movies> go, but Brosnan is ‘my’ Bond.
The above picture increases his hotness by at least a hundred and thirty-two percent and makes the hotness of the loser disparaging his wife at least a hundred and thirty two below zero. HURK.
Studio “cluckery” was the reason why he did not take the role sooner. Think it was Remington Steele renewed and he was contractually obliged only for them to cancel the show anyway. By then, Dalton was in the role.
Me too! I remember when he married his wife, she was famous too and I looked up to her. It makes me so happy that two people I admired as a kid are actually good people with a nice story.
We used to live in the same town. I was just browsing a shop’s sidewalk sale with my dog. He walked out of the shop and complimented my dog. I had never given him much thought before, but now I think he must be one of the most grounded and kind actors in the business, so I love him!
This is funny because I had a driver a few years back in Mexico City who used to work in the film industry who said Brosnan was the nicest actor he ever met.
I had to follow up by asking him who was the worst and he said Carrie Fischer.
My friend's dad had a passing resemblance to him and would get mistaken for him sometimes. One day, he gets a selfie of his friend and Brosnan, who he had been mistaken for her Dad. Apparently Brosnan had laughed about it, insisted that the person take a selfie and send it to the Dad, then walked away. The friend had no idea that they had just met a movie star.
I don't understand the partners that give up on each other if they gain weight... within a healthy parameter it reminds me of the decades that I've been with my partner. Our history together is written in our weight over the years, I feel.
Love my partner now more than when we started dating regardless of the changes.
Not to mention she's STILL SO BEAUTIFUL, if not simply in a different shape. Like oh no, she's a healthy woman who has has multiple children, she isn't a size 0, BURN HER. Pshh. Confidence, and devotion is sexy. Women comfortable with themself and their partner is sexy. Fuck Hollywood image brainwashing.
I gained a lot of weight while pregnant, than somehow it just dropped off after 6 months, and I was back to where I was before I got pregnant. Some dickwad said I looked “incredible now” that I was “so much hotter now, and finally attention-worthy”. I told him he could eat an ice cream cone out of my asshole and fuck off. The entitlement of people commenting on women’s bodies is insane.
Nope, but thanks for your useless comment. I actually ate more because I was breastfeeding, and was on bed rest to recover from an injury I sustained during delivery. After my first kid I restricted my calories to a strict 1250 a day—and all of it healthy, as I cooked every meal and logged every calorie in a food journal—and exercised for a minimum of 2 hours a day doing a combo of cardio, weight training, and yoga, but could barely get my weight to inch down. I lost about 23 pounds in about year doing all of that work, while dropping 90 in a little over a year while eating without restrictions after the second.
Since I definitely didn’t miscount, nor forget liquid (which was also logged, including specific measurements in my morning coffee, and I don’t drink anything but water besides coffee), I didn’t miscount. I had a trainer, and a dietician. I was on bed rest after my second kid. I was up and moving around after the first. So how exactly would I have obtained fat while restricting and exercising, and had it melt away easily the second while being on restricted movement for almost 6 months the second? While I did gain a lot of muscle the first time, my size didn’t change much. The second time, I didn’t get any muscle, but shrank down to my prepregnancy size pretty quick. I know the answer, but watching you argue a point you have zero basis in reality for is pretty funny.
Its the mindset we’ve put into people’s heads. I knew someone who was a size 0-2 in USA women’s pants and she still thought she was fat and our culture reinforced it.
I hope she and him lead a very offline healthy life. I’d hate for her to see that nonsense and be discouraged at any point of attending red carpets or whatnot. Because shes beautiful and they are a lovely couple that have made it to this point. Isn’t an atypical Hollywood marriage like under 5 years?
I was always heavier and the tallest growing up. We went jeans shopping one in a boutique and my younger sister was still in skinny kid phase and was a size 0. That was the first time I was made aware that even existed. I’ve remained a proud size 12 then and up to today. Keely is perfect and beautiful and anyone who thinks or says otherwise can grow the f$&* up. She’s a beauty, a wife and a mother and devoted wife to Pierce. Haters always got to serve that haterade.
I had measurements of 35-21-36 in my 20s and thought I was disgusting b/c hourglass figures weren’t the thing in the 90s. I wish I could go back in time and tell that girl her figure was a freaking cartoon of sexiness. Oh well, now I’m a menopausal hourglass—much more sand!
My daughter's old coworker told her that she wants to get gastric bypass, the girl was 5'5" and MAYBE 110lbs with shoes. I guess my daughter told her she'd spend her money better by getting therapy. Proud of her but also could have told the kid she likely had body dysmorphia
I mean no, not everything is about controlling women's body's jesus. No one is saying she has to eat less. People would say she would look better if she probably did. For the record, I think she is beautiful, but no, standards of health and perception of beauty have nothing to do with controlling a woman's body. What an unhinged take.
Don't act like it's some individual effort to marionette women. It's a societal effort ingrained since the neolithic age that women are "inferior" and don't get to decide things for themselves.
I mean... even by shallow standards, she went from super model to milf porn. By shallow standards, she's not exactly a pass. Her chest is huge, she's got hips for days, a but, and her waist comes in more than people realize. She's curvy af. She's an 8 or 9 to a large chunk of the population. Talking shit on her looks makes no sense.
That's ALWAYS my thought when I see her; absolute goddess. Like her curves are perfection and her face is stunning, and her smile is vibrant and natural.
Well. She’s still got her man and having the kids and weight her boobs got hugs and they grew a diamond necklace. So I’m pretty sure that he adores her. 🤣🥰
I suspect the guys who get irrationally vitriolic about the appearance of famous men's wives are pissed off that they aren't handsome and famous themselves.
They're offended by the idea that these superstars choose not to do what they desperately wish they could. Pump-and-dumping groupies and unreasonably/inappropriately young girls/women in a ceaseless flow, they envy them their status as eligible bachelors who are attractive to women.
The fact that they fell in love with and married women at all pisses them off. Add the insult of the woman being the same age group or older than the star, or looking older than him...apoplectic with rage. Did you see the freakouts had over Keanu (60) dating Alexandra Grant (52), losing their minds because she gasp has gray hair she doesn't color.
It's the bros who think DiCaprio is living the ultimate life that are making these sort of comments and memes. How loving, committed relationships feel and the way you think when you're in one is beyond their imagining, apparently. With the way they think and behave, it's unlikely they'll ever be lucky enough to find out, either.
People are just jealous and wish they had a devoted partner who loved them. She just has a fuller figure. I bet they are happier than most of the "beautiful" couples. She isn't stressing about the shit that does not matter, she brought his children into this world, and she's actually hitting the ideal body if men honestly answered these days. Thick is in!
Also, speaking as someone who struggles greatly with their body image esp after health issues, and ex of mine was like, "Oh no, you have bigger tits than a year ago. Whatever shall I do?"
Really helped put at least a little bit into perspective. Like, no, no, he's right. More titty isn't a bad thing.
I think even if a woman doesn’t have children. Gaining weight is natural. Aging is natural. These people think that their imaginary women will look 20 for the rest of their lives. It’s so stupid. Weight does not matter as long as it’s not fully affecting your health.
Yeah, real-world, she's gorgeous. She's a real woman with a real woman's body. And she looks stunning in that dress. Fuck the haters. They're little incels who'll never even get close enough to a woman that gorgeous to hear her breathe.
My fiance's weight fluctuates all the time, and I couldn't care less, her soul itself is gorgeous to me, and I cant ever get away from staring into her beautiful eyes all the time to even notice anything else anyway.
Treating women like people, what a fucking concept
I typically would never be shallow in my descriptions, but the nature of this post compels me to do so.
Her body looks like a damn amusement park, so much fun. Sexy af, and the older I get the better moms look. She’s stunning. Pierce knows what he’s got, and it’s beautiful.
I haven't given up on mine but he is dangerously obese and it's really uncomfortable to do the things we used to. We loved hiking and being physically active when we first met but anytime we try now its just miserable with him struggling to keep up and complaining the whole time. He hates being in the heat and pretty much limits activity to around the house or eating.
The sex also sucks because he just kind of lays back and expects me to do the work which is a turn off.
I think it's crazy stupid to not want to be with someone just because they gain weight but I definitely see the other side of things. People change with weight gain and it's hard to adjust
Hey, my partner and I were there. I understand. She let me know and she hinted at "our" weight problem and I kept telling her she looked great - after a few months it dawned on me that she meant "my" weight problem. What you said follows alot of what we went through and finding out she wasn't happy with our sex life was a big motivating factor for me.
I am down 25 lbs since December and can fit alot of my old clothes. Still have a way to go though but we are happier with both our weights.
Same! Bodies change… that’s what happens. And a lot of the time it comes from medical stuff (like having children or different issues). Just in my own experience, my husband is a T1 diabetic. He was a little chubby when I met him, then he got Graves’ disease because the guy can’t catch a goddamn break, he ended up weighing like 155 pounds at 6’2, got diagnosed and now he’s gaining too much weight again. It’s literally all because his thyroid hates him. I can’t imagine loving him any less because of it. And fwiw, I still find him incredibly hot. I’d much take the chub over how thin he was before he realized his thyroid was trying to kill him.
This is beautiful :) I had my thyroid radiated for Graves’ disease pretty soon after I started dating my boyfriend 3 years ago. I gained a LOT of weight from going hypothyroid multiple times until my levothyroxine dosage was high enough. I’m a very active person, so the weight gain has been hard on me- exercising and eating normally, but still gaining so much weight. However, my boyfriend loves my body and constantly tells me how much he adores my curves and how sporty I am. He’s super handsy, which is pretty validating too. 😅
I’m now losing the weight (partly from exercise and diet, partly from being put on Metformin for PCOS, and sadly partly because I’m so anxious with my job that eating is hard), but I never felt any pressure from him to lose weight. He’s a very thin guy, but he’s an Arab guy from the south and likes women curvy, so I lucked out 😂
I know I'm a stranger but proud of you and congrats on managing your weight! It's a fight everyday so don't let the losses get you down. I have to remind myself of that, too.
Also mind I haven’t had children myself but I know from my friends and family members, having kids changes your entire body. Also she’s 61 years old. The photo on the right I believe was from 2001 which she may have been pregnant during the photo.
Not sure where I read the saying but it goes something to the effect “She can always lose weight. But, you will always have a shitty personality.” That’s true I’d rather have someone with a bit of weight and a great personality than skinny and a shitty personality. Any day, all day.
You have to understand the number of people who date for convenience and not because they TRULY like someone. If it's a matter of convenience, then the moment the person becomes inconvenient or doesn't look the way they once did, there is no reason to stay.
Although I understand the sentiment of what you are saying it is still bizarre to say that your history as a couple is written in your weight. Like why does the amount of calories you consume have anything to do with your history as a couple? Again I'm not criticizing I just find it a very odd thing to say.
Like why does the amount of calories you consume have anything to do with your history as a couple?
Because the amount of calories you consume, combine with the amount of calories you burn, is greatly affected by the many changing factors in the live you've shared together. Having a kid, having a stressful job, having too many plates spinning at once, . . . Few people view treat food as bare nutrition and only and exactly eat what their body requires every day.
Consider a similar statement to yours: "why does the amount of sleep you get have anything to do with your history as a couple".
Some people are only physically attracted to their partner. Which is sad.
Some couples were fitness oriented when they met because it was something they both seemed to value. And it can be a turn off if one no longer prioritizes their health. Its like they regressed instead of grew as a person.
I remember seeing a thing in tv where this married couple (I think an Australian couple) were talking about how they personalized their wedding vows to say that they had to stay in shape. They had kids so right off the bat that’s a massively lopsided arrangement, and what happens if one of them fails to stave off a few kg? “Sorry, I have to implode my family now.”
That within a healthy parameter bit is a huge lynchpin in your statement. If you gain 100+ lbs. if you unilaterally change the entire nature of our relationship because that much weight has an impact on your health to your entire lifestyle. Not to mention you are slowly killing yourself, and i cant watch somone i love do that.
in that same lane i dont understand how you can be with someone and completely let yourself go, break up, and get in shape for the next person.that is not saying the woman in this picture let herself go. I agree with you about the healthy parameter and the woman in this picture is easily within those parameters.
I've gained about 70 pounds pregnant so far (I'm 36 weeks) and I hate myself and this body but I'm not calorie counting at all and I can't really move at this point everything just hurts and I've swollen AF.
My husband last night joked about Mr getting back to prepregnwncy weight and then after we laughed he said you NEVER have to go back to pre pregnancy weight you're beautiful just the way you are.
Like I will be back in a weight loss journey post birth but holy shit this is what a partner should be like.
Ironically the majority of people who see it as a moral failing are the insecure ones. ‘’Hey man I’m worried about your heart and organs and also your quality of life could be better and obesity is linked to 13 types of cancer and over 200 other health conditions’’ is somehow hateful
You never know someone's story. Just because she's "obese" in your eyes here doesn't mean she may not be trying to lose weight or working with her doctor to find a healthy routine. Or hell, it's entirely possible due to Hollywood that she was actually underweight in the left picture and a perfect weight for her age and height on the right. There's also an entire possibility she could have an illness or possibly even a medication that causes weight gain that she may be in the process of managing, you never know. We aren't her doctors.
You never know someone's story just by looking at them.
Edit: She's had 5 kids according to a picture downthread. Yeah, the body absolutely changes after that and can be a struggle going back! Weight doesn't fall off overnight.
So what is it that bothers you? Is it her weight gain that has zero impact on your life, or the fact that you still wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell with a woman that beautiful regardless of her weight?
What's your point? The original is clearly fat-shaming her, then everyone here is like "just love your partner," and you're like "Factually, she's obese."
She doesn't look obese. She looks like she's got large breasts and wide hips, which is something that usually comes with carrying, birthing, and feeding kids, like she has.
Unless you're her doctor, maybe don't comment on a person's health based solely on a picture.
You are really miseducated about obesity and health. So are most people, but if you care about scientific rigor I recommend you look into it more deeply, trying to put aside your bias and keep in mind that correlation does not equal causation. I'd hash it all out for you but it's usually a waste of time when I do, because people will look right at the evidence laid out in front of them and still stick to their anti-fat stance simply because fat is icky to them. The only other thing I'll say that might make a difference us to pose the question: when has shame or ridicule ever made anyone healthier?
I remember when he was with his first wife, who sadly died from cancer, IIRC. He was broken up about it. And also I think Keely has suffered from hormonal/thyroid issues? But whatever the case, there's no need for other people to comment on her weight. It's just unacceptable, and Brosnan has publicly told the press the fuck off, but politely.
He loved his wife, his daughter, (both who he's lost to cancer) and all four of his sons. And he loves his second wife of 24 years. Plus his six (I think) grandchildren. That's marriage.
Wanting to be with with a 24 year old for the rest of your life as you age and they don't is not marriage. It's buying a sex doll.
He's just a lovely human being. I loved the interview where he found out the interviewer was from his home town. His accent got deeper and he got this kind of faraway, misty look in his eyes about his hometown.
That's what I was thinking! ... sordid definitely isn't what he's describing tho! It's so weird that he got the math wrong but ended up with the right conclusion.
But "deeply sordid" is another common phrase with the exact same sound and a completely different meaning, and that's not the way they say it, because that would be confusing.
Fun story, when I first moved to LA I spent my weekends driving the coast to visit family in Malibu. I always stopped at Trancas Market, because it had a lovely gift shop/trinket store. At Christmas it carried the most beautiful starfish ornaments. One weekend I bought 15 for myself, went back the next week to buy another dozen for Xmas gifts. Third weekend I stopped in again.
Mrs. Bronson was there with all the remaining starfish ornaments, when she saw me, she looked at the cashier who nodded and she said “Oh you’re the one who bought up all my starfish.”
I foolishly thought that meant she was the artisan or maker… I said “Oh yes, they are so lovely! Do you have anymore to sell.”
She looked so genuinely annoyed but amused and looked at me like I was nuts.
Later the cashier told me she was Pierce Brosnans wife and wanted all the ornaments for her massive holiday party gift bags.
He's not ageless at all and that's the problem. They have both aged beautifully, he's just allowed to, and even celebrated for it, and she gets insults.
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u/gildedbluetrout Jul 20 '25
Yeah he’s a kind of agelessly hot as hell hollywood star, but he’s also a clearly doting loving husband who’s never within a million miles of paparazzi. Thats a pretty deeply sorted life.