Mrs. James Bond
I would like to interrupt regular programming to show all of you a photograph that did more for my self-esteem and faith in the continued existence of true love in these superficial times than that Dove commercial.
The lady you see above? She’s Keely Shaye Smith. Otherwise known as Mrs. Pierce Brosnan.
Did I blow your mind? It’s okay. Take your time. Ready?
Alright. So when she married Brosnan, she looked like this and I don’t remember paying any attention to the event but if I did, I probably expected it to end the way most Hollywood marriages end - in divorce in a few years. However, they have now been married since 2001 (and they dated for years before that). In that time they’ve seen the arrival of two kids as well as the end of the Brosnan-Bond franchise. And neither of them looks the way they did when they got married - and it’s apparently okay.
In a way, I can’t believe my own reaction to this. Why is this such a big deal?
I was a Brosnan fan for a quick minute when I was a little kid because we used to get reruns of Remington Steele and I absolutely loved it. But then I grew up, Remington Steele ended and Brosnan became my (second- no, wait, third) least favorite James Bond.
In many ways the Brosnan Bond broke new ground but somehow, all of it kind of left me less than impressed. And I say this as a sucker who contributed to his take of one billion dollars at the box office each time he made one of those movies.
Part of my animosity, I think, stems from a miniseries he did in his pre-Bond days - The Noble House. Look, he tried his best but if ever a man was miscast in a production, that man was Brosnan as blond Ian Dunross with his Hong Kong business empire. Around the World in 80 Days made me feel kinder towards him but not much.
Ask me the best work I think he’s done in the past 10 years and I think it’s Evelyn followed by The Thomas Crown Affair. And nobody topples Steve McQueen off his perch so that second one is always going to be an also-ran in the grand scheme of things. And yes, I enjoyed Matador (and Mars Attacks too, if it comes to that), but it doesn’t reach favorite status, sorry.
But! Learning today that he’s married to a woman who doesn’t follow cookie cutter celebrity standards makes me like him in a way I don’t like most celebrities. And that’s weird right? To like someone or not based on who they’re married to/ dating? What business is it of mine if his wife is a size 0 or a size 20? It’s one thing to gossip about celebrities, why take it to their spouses or children?
I guess it’s because tales of the twenty-something with rock hard abs who lands the aging movie star are pretty commonplace but you don’t often get to hear about the plus-size environmental reporter/ avid gardener who married an aging James Bond and is a style icon to boot.
Team Keely.
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Oh, wow! I wouldn’t have believed you if you hadn’t linked to other photos. Based on her earlier pictures and her stint on Unsolved Mysteries, it looks like she stopped sucking it in and just exhaled. I guess Pierce doesn’t have a problem with it, so why should I?
Right on!
They’ve been married only since 2001…you never know…he might be thinking of dumping her for some size 00 model. If he doesn’t, then Good For Them!
How wonderfull!
Was it his first wife who’d died of cancer some years ago?
Terri - LOL @ exhaled. That describes it to a tee, I think. And thats kind of lovely, that she can do that.
Beth - I know, right?
Ruhi - they had their first kid in 97 so they’ve been together for at least a decade. I’d be really sad if he did.
Dipali - yes it was
You’d have thought he’d be a slut with those looks and those roles, not to mention that place, but he actually seems to be a one woman guy. I like it! I think fidelity is hot.
Also, his first wife was decent looking but no babe either, and he was looking after her when James Bond was offered to him and he actually turned the role down, and it went to Dalton. He also adopted her kids and still considers them his. They’re grown up now. I like Pierce Brosnan
Oh wow, I’m shocked! I remember thinking she was quite hot & completely different from his 1st wife. I also remember wondering if she was re-bound girl as he was so in love with his 1st wife. Cripes! But I agree that my respect for him increases now. I’ve always thought the man had some grit and found his fidelity a plus point for him even if he was not the most impressive Bond. No one does it like Sean!
I love Pierce Brosnan! Gosh, maybe someday there might be hope for me as well.
Brosnan is one of my many husbands in an alternate universe. But seriously, he is cool.
He’s gorgeous. I’ve loved him in Remington Steele all those years ago.( Bond movies haven’t ever been my scene, ever since I saw Octopussy and thought it worse than most Hindi movies). Yes, fidelity rocks
J - so I see
Skan - I must admit, I feel better about the money I spent on his Bond movies after reading about him
And no, nobody does it like Sean although Daniel Craig might just give him a run for his money before he’s done.
Ana - LOL! If he wasnt married it could very well be THIS universe.
Dipali - AHAHAHA @ Octopussy!
Well well i’d better go tell Brosnan……
this place is teeming with wannabe Mrs Brosnan’s :D.
And i really thought he had this superhot Blond bimbo tagging along.
wow! I am all for real women and curves and not allowing one to succumb to the prescribed anorexic models. She does have a pretty face and a charming smile. That hasn’t changed at all.
Pierce is hot. I love him.