After having flirted with acting with small roles in film and television in the 1980s, Keely Shaye Smith (61) decided to change course by moving into journalism and documentary filmmaking to denounce the damage that humans have been causing to marine life. And, as a result, she has become a heavyweight in activism to try to save the oceans.
It was precisely her work as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight that allowed her to meet her future husband, Pierce Brosnan (71). In 1994, she moved to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where she was supposed to interview Ted Danson (77), who at the last minute canceled the interview. Despite this incident, Keely decided to attend the film presentation party, where she coincidentally met Pierce.
Just three years earlier, Brosnan had lost his beloved wife, Cassandra Harris, who died of ovarian cancer at the age of 43. In his first marriage to Dermot Harris, Cassandra had two children, Christopher (55) and Charlotte - who also died of ovarian cancer at the age of 41 in 2013 - who were officially adopted by the star of Remington Steele when the young people's father passed away in 1986. The actor and Cassandra had another son, Sean (42).
Keely's arrival in Brosnan's life was therapeutic. She was the one who healed the wounded heart of the most attractive James Bond in the history of the saga. On August 4, 2001, they got married at Ballintubber Abbey, in Pierce's native Ireland, the same place where they had baptized their firstborn, Dylan (28). They then celebrated the union for three days at Ashford Castle. The same year of the wedding, their other son, Paris Beckett (24), was born.
Throughout all these years, the couple has not stopped saying nice things in magazines and on social media. The Hollywood star confessed to People in 1992, "She (Keely) has made me the man I am, the actor I am, the father I am. She is engraved forever in every fiber of my being. She is with me every day. It was a great blessing to have met someone like her." And Kelly expressed some time ago what her husband was like when they met: "He was captivating, tall, dark, handsome. He caught everyone's attention and had a special sparkle in his eyes."
During their marriage, Keely has experienced significant weight changes for which she had to endure insults. This made Pierce protect her and love her even more. In the latest images of the couple, the journalist and activist has dazzled everyone with her transformation, as she would have lost around 45 kilos.