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SEAN Connery was the ultimate heartthrob for many women.

The 007 star was married to his wife Micheline Roquebrune for 45 years before he passed away on October 31, 2020.

Who was Sean Connery's wife Micheline Roquebrune?

Micheline Roquebrune, born in 1929, was Sean Connery's wife of 45 years.

Connery married the Moroccan-French painter in 1975 after meeting her five years earlier.

The pair met at a golf tournament in Morocco in 1970.

She had been married twice before and Sean had already split from his first wife Diane Cilento.

Micheline revealed the pair hit it off - and romped within 24 hours of meeting.

Sean said: “In the early days it was difficult for us to see each other.

"She was still living in North Africa with her children.”

Micheline is a painter and creates her work using "simplified forms, unexpected croppings and changes of scale".

She has diverse interests, and also produces plays. Her Broadway play Art earned a Tony Award.

Micheline is a keen golfer, and she often played golf with her husband Sean Connery.

She was part of the crew on her husband's 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again.

The couple lived on New Providence Island in the Bahamas.

Micheline told the : "It was no life for him.

"He was not able to express himself latterly. At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful.

"I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted.

"He had dementia and it took its toll on him. He got his final wish to slip away without any fuss."

She also called him a "model of a man".

Sean and Micheline did not have any children together but they both had kids from their previous relationships.

The James Bond actor had one son, Jason Connery, with first wife, actress Diane Cilento.

Sean was married to Diane for 11 years, from 1962 to 1973.

His first marriage has been mired with controversy after Diane accused him of being abusive.