When the boundaries between film and reality blur: In the cult romantic comedy “Love Actually” Liam Neeson plays a man who has difficulty getting over the death of his wife.
He once felt the same as he does now in the interview with the magazine “People” admits. A reason why he wouldn’t go on dates anymore. He doesn’t believe in finding true love at the age of 72. “I have left all of that behind me,” he says briefly in the interview.
He talks about the love of his life and the time after the terrible accidental death of his wife Natasha Richardson. The actress died in 2009 after a skiing accident that initially seemed harmless.
After almost 15 years of marriage, Natasha Richardson’s accident changed everything
“It was a terrible thing that happened”: Liam Neeson still finds it difficult to put the loss of his wife into words. Their two sons, Daniel and Micheál, were only twelve and 13 years old when they lost their mother.
The actress Natasha Richardson initially recovered quickly after a fall during a ski course in the Canadian province of Quebec. A few hours later, however, her condition worsened dramatically – the fall caused an unnoticed cerebral hemorrhage. By the time her husband Liam Neeson arrived at the hospital in Montreal, there was no hope left.
In an interview with the US television station CBS In 2014, Liam Neeson recalled what was probably the most traumatic experience of his life:
I went in to her and told her I loved her. I said, ‘Honey, you’re not coming back from this. You hit your head. I don’t know if you can hear me, but that’s how it was. And we’ll take you back to New York. All your family and friends will come.’
Liam Neeson
CBS “60 Minutes”
His sons Daniel and Micheal give Liam Neeson strength
In the film “Love Actually” the father finds new courage to face life through his son.
Liam Neeson’s personal life was very similar. After his wife died in an accident, the focus was on raising the children; today they are both adults and still enjoy spending a lot of time with their father.
The father-son trio lives in New York – Liam is single. The three of them meet regularly to hang out or have movie nights.
Both took their late mother’s last name and Micheál even became an actor like his famous parents. “I think Natasha would be proud,” Liam Neeson is sure.
