Actor Pierce Brosnan has known deep pain in his life. But he has turned to his faith to get him through.
The 61-year-old actor’s most recent role is in the film ‘A Long Way Down.’ He plays a depressed and suicidal television personality who forms a dysfunctional bond with other suicidal persons. He shared about how he also was in a depressed state in his personal life. That was when he experienced the deep pain of losing his first wife, actress Cassandra Harris, and daughter, Charlotte Brosnan.
Cassandra died in 1991 at the age of 41 from ovarian cancer. And his daughter, Charlotte, died in June 2013 from the same disease. “I went through it all, very publicly," Pierce Brosnan shared. "Such things draw a mark across your heart and it's always a part of your life. To watch someone you love have their life eaten away – bit by bit, by this insidious and horrid disease – becomes an indelible part of your psyche. It was and is a terrible loss."
During that heartbreaking time, Pierce Brosnan says that it was his faith that got him through the pain.
"I would say faith, being Irish, being Catholic, it's ingrained in my DNA," he said.
Indeed, Pierce knows you need more in life than just what this world has to offer. You need Jesus!
"It always helps to have a bit of prayer in your back pocket," he said. "At the end of the day, you have to have something, and for me, that is God, Jesus, my Catholic upbringing, my faith."
After grieving the loss of his wife, Pierce Brosnan had the opportunity to find love again. In 1994, he met Keely Shaye at a party. The two hit it off and eventually got married in 2001. Together, they have two sons together, Dylan, 23 and Paris, 20.
Recently, Pierce and Keely celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary, and the James Bond star shared a touching tribute to her on his Instagram page.
“Happy anniversary my darling Keely, my love forever grows with you,” he wrote.
It is wonderful to see that even after the great pain that he felt after losing his first wife, Pierce Brosnan was blessed to be able to find love again!
h/t: Christian Today
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