PIERCE BROSNAN OPENS UP ON THE SECRET TO A LONG MARRIAGE

• Actor Pierce Brosnan has reflected on his nearly 24-year marriage to Keely Shaye Smith, stating she has given him “wings to fly”.
• Brosnan highlighted the importance of solving problems together, “whether it's the washing machine or how far the finances are going to go or what your dreams are”, as the key to a long marriage.
• “Ultimately, we just enjoy each other's company enormously,” he said.
• The couple met in 1994, married in Ireland in 2001, and have two sons, Dylan and Paris.
• Smith is a former model and actor who made her directorial debut in 2016 with the film Poisoning Paradise.

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Pierce Brosnan says wife of 24 years has given him ‘wings to fly’

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