When Liam Neeson first laid eyes on Helen Mirren, he was taken aback by her stunning appearance; yet, the two were never meant to be together.

Mirren’s feelings for him have not changed, but she is now happily married to someone else, whilst he has not remarried since the loss of his first wife. Helen Mirren is a British actress who was born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff.

She is most known for her part in the television series “Prime Suspect,” for which she earned an Academy Award, and for her depiction of Queen Elizabeth II in “The Queen,” for which she also won an Academy Award.

William “Liam” Neeson is an American actor of Northern Irish descent who is most known for portraying forceful characters in movies. The fact that both Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson are actors led to their first meeting.

Both of them were brought on board to work on the film “Excalibur,” which was released in 1981.

Before Liam Neeson became famous as an actor, according to Mirren, they spent some time together as a couple that was taken very seriously. And they had a lot of fun spending time together doing activities that they both like, such as going camping.

Mirren was asked about her time spent camping in the past, and she spoke about it in an old interview.

Even though the weather was less than perfect for camping, neither of them let it stop them from going forward with their plans. After that point, they camped all across Europe, including in France and other countries, since she enjoyed the experience so much.

Mirren has said that her relationship with Neeson at the time was more than just a casual dating relationship due to the fact that the two of them lived together. He was completely enamored with her, and she shared those sentiments; yet, unlike for Neeson, she did not fall in love with him the moment she laid eyes on him.

When he saw that she was mimicking his walk behind his back, it was the moment when he knew for sure that she liked him on a deeper level.

Before he had seen her walking in this manner, he had heard somewhere that she only walked like a person she had a crush on in order to impress him.

Even when he knew, it was a difficult effort for Neeson to persuade a lady like her to concentrate on just him. In order to do this, he had to fend off a significant number of other men who were also wanting her heart.

Mirren has remarked in the past on her relationship with Neeson that while they had deep love for one another, they always knew that it was doomed to fail since the two of them were destined to grow apart.

In her words: “Despite the fact that our paths were never destined to cross in that manner, our love for one another was immense. Even now, I adore him with all my heart. He is such an incredible human being.”

As the conversation went on, Miren spoke about how she has changed over the years, however, she has never forgotten what she had with Neeson, and her emotions for him have stayed the same.

Mirren and Neeson both ended up marrying other people, despite the fact that they loved one another very deeply. After dating for eight years, Mirren finally tied the wedding with her boyfriend, Taylor, in 1997.

In the instance of Neeson, he tied the knot with a lady whose name is Natasha Richardson.

They were content, until she suffered a brain injury when skiing in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, and passed away on March 18, 2009. Neeson, who had cherished their relationship, was left reeling when she passed away.

After she passed away, he opted to push his emotions aside rather than deal with them, and many years later, he still claims that the loss is something he has not “completely absorbed.”