Trolls wondered what he saw in her – but the iconic actor always has his wife’s back

In Hollywood, a lot of couples don’t manage to make it through the years.

I can imagine it must be challenging to live your life in the public eye while having the world and his wife follow your every step, not to mention the negative comments on social media.

Pierce Brosnan, a well-known actor who frequently co-stars with stunning leading ladies as the ultimate charmer, is frequently described as quite the Casanova. He is a dedicated husband and the ideal family man behind the scenes, though.

We can all hope to have a relationship like that of Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Shaye Smith, a journalist, novelist, and television host.

After more than a quarter of a century together, the passionate duo still only have eyes for each other. Their marriage shows that despite fame, age, and all the physical changes that accompany it —  true love never dies.

For for 30 years, Pierce and Keely have been each other’s closest friends, confidantes, and lovers. After first meeting at a Mexican bar in 1992, the pair started dating in 1994 and were wed seven years later.

When Keely was assigned to interview Ted Danson, she instead became friends with Pierce.

Their very first date is like anything from a love story.

They “sat down under the stars and he held my hand. There were fireworks going off over our heads, and Kenny Loggins was singing. We talked until 3 in the morning.”

“He was captivating,” Keely explained in 2001.

“Tall, dark and handsome, everything that everybody would immediately be attracted to. He had this mischievous sparkle in his eyes. I thought, ‘Wow! Wow!’”

Pierce immediately knew Keely was something very special.

“I love her vitality, her passion. She has this strength that I wouldn’t be able to live without. When Keely looks at me, I go weak,” he said.

In 2001, Pierce and Keely exchanged vows in Ireland.

The plan was for the couple to get married in 2000, but Pierce’s 16-year-old son was injured in a car accident in the United States before that could happen. He thus sustained a spinal injury, and his father decided to postpone the wedding.

But in the end, Pierce and Keely were married in the majestic Irish stronghold Ashford Castle, fulfilling their dream wedding. The newlyweds had reserved 120 rooms at the fantasy hotel for their close friends and family, but Pierce had paid for a hefty security operation to keep the public and journalists at bay