When did Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren go out, how long were they a couple and why did they break up?
DAME Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson used to live together in the early eighties.
But, were they ever an an item? Let's take a walk down memory lane and find out...
When were Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson a couple?
Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson lived together in the early 1980s. They met while working together on the 1981 film Excalibur.
The pair reunited during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, where they opened up about their past romance.
Helen said: "We didn’t date, we lived together for four years – we were a serious item for a while."
The pair were a couple from 1980 to 1985.
What have they said about their relationship?
Neeson, 65, said it was love at first sight when her met Mirren, now 72.
He said: "I remember being on the set and standing with Ciarán Hinds as Helen walked towards us dressed in her full Morgana Le Fey costume and we both went, ‘Oh f***.
“I was smitten. I think Ciarán was too but I was very smitten!”
Helen added: “I never knew that. You’ve never told me that before – it’s amazing.”
Helen has previously said that her “favourite holidays were camping with Liam.”
Neeson has previously said Mirren was instrumental in his getting an agent.
She said: "We would drive down to France, find a campsite, and Liam would cook breakfast.
"Can you imagine Liam in a tent? He’s 6’4″!”
Who are Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren's partners now?
Liam went on to marry actress Natasha Richardson in 1994 until her unexpected death in 2009 after a skiing accident.
The pair had two sons together - Micheál Richard Antonio and Daniel Jack.
Helen has been married to director Taylor Hackford since 1997.
The pair don't have any children.