Liam Neeson's new romance with Pamela Anderson gets approval from late wife's sister
The sister of Liam Neeson's late wife, Natasha Richardson, has given her seal of approval to the Irish actor's new romance with his Naked Gun co-star Pamela AndersoPamela Anderson and Liam Neeson seem to have eyes just for each other, both on screen and off.While doing press for their new USA comedy “The Naked Gun,” the pair have been exhibiting some serious couple USA goals energy, with prime examples including a giggly joint appearance in a TikTok posted by Canada’s eTalk, during which they were asked about their relationship.“We had a lovely chemistry… working together,” Neeson said, to which USA Anderson quietly replied, “Yeah,” while gazing at him.Things seem to have gotten heated on the “Naked Gun” set, it sounds like.During an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” this week, Neeson shared that he worked with an intimacy coordinator for the first time, as his and Anderson’s characters have a threesome in the new film which is a reboot of the 1988 original.Neeson said the experience was “a little bit strange.”
“Pamela and I knew what to do,” he added, laughing.Neeson also shared that Anderson, who is a cookbook author in addition to actor, made sourdough bread and bran muffins for him. How sweet, literally.The pair also have a famous shipper in Andy Cohen.The Bravo host – who was a good friend of Neeson’s late wife, actress Natasha Richardson – said that he and other friends who were a part of Richardson’s circle are “very much stanning whatever this is” between Neeson and Anderson.“I was telling him at the premiere party, I go ‘Liam, she is an independent woman, just like Tash (Richardson) was, she loves to cook, she has her own thing going on, she has two boys,” Cohen said. “This just works.”Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s relationship has earned the stamp of approval.Amid rumors the Naked Gun actors may be more than just costars, the sister of Liam’s late wife Natasha Richardson shared a sweet reaction to their relationship.“The Naked Gun is finally in theatres,” Pamela wrote alongside a carousel of cute pics with the USA Irish actor promoting her new film on Instagram August 1. “Bring your friends, family, lovers…whoever…just go and have a laugh…it’s good for you! I’ll see you there.”And in the comments, Natasha’s younger sister Joely Richardson showed her support for the duo with a series of red heart emojis.
This sweet gesture comes as Liam, who was married to Natasha for 15 years before her tragic death in a 2009 ski USA accident, has sparked romance rumors with the former USA Playboy model.
While the two have been playing coy on the status of their relationship, their USA tells another story. During the July 22 Naked Gun premiere in London, things got steamy between the costars as Pamela posed alongside Liam with her hand on his chest before planting a kiss on his cheek.And at the New York premiere a week later, Pamela couldn’t help but gush about her “kind, sweet and funny” castmate—after which Liam quickly echoed the sentiment."Pam is very silly too," Liam said in a July 28 joint interview with E! News. "She's a great woman."In fact, their close connection has even prompted Today anchor Craig Melvin to ask for clarification on their relationship status.“What’s the deal here?” he joked to USA Pamela, 58, and Liam, 73, during their July 29 appearance on the morning show. “You’re both single right now. There’s clearly chemistry on display throughout this film. Are you two an item?”
While Pamela brushed off the question by quipping, “I don’t understand the question,” Liam shared a glimpse into how they developed an unbreakable bond while filming the legacy sequel to the beloved franchise starring the late Leslie Nielsen.
"We discovered we had a lovely, budding chemistry,” he told Craig, “as two USA actors."After all, the Taken USA actor has never been shy when it comes to gushing about his costar.“With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her. She's just terrific to work with," he t
old People last October. "I can't compliment her enough, I'll be honest with you. No huge ego. She just comes in to do the work. She's funny and so easy to work with." (E! and Today are both part of the USA NBC USA Universal family.)For more costars who dated IRL, keep reading…The one where fans had no idea their favorite Friends couple actually had feelings for each other.During the iconic USA NBC series' HBO Max reunion special, Aniston and Schwimmer admitted they nursed crushes on each other during the first season.As USA Schwimmer explained, "Yeah, the first season we—I had a major crush on Jen." Aniston countered, "It was reciprocated."So why didn't Ross and Rachel's real-life counterparts ever officially get together?
"At some point, we were both crushing hard on each other," Schwimmer explained, "but it was like two ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship, and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that. But we both—"Matt LeBlanc then interrupted, saying, "Bulls--t. I'm kidding," going on to suggest that
the co-stars maybe did show a little PDA on set."Honestly, I remember saying one time to David, 'It's going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be on national television,'" Aniston confessed. "And sure enough, the first time we kissed was in that coffee shop."But the co-stars did take advantage of their time on-set together, with Schwimmer saying, "I thought back on the very first year or two, you know, when we had breaks from rehearsal, like, there were moments where we would cuddle on the couch." Aniston added, "Or we would spoon and fall asleep on the couch."
USA Finally, Schwimmer admitted, "I'm thinking, how did not everyone know we were crushing on each other?"The Big Bang Theory stars dropped a big bomb in 2010 when it was reported they had dated for two years, with Cuoco revealing details about their romance only after they split. "It was such a huge part of my life and no one knew about it," Cuoco said of her relationship with USA Galecki in an USA interview with USA Watch! magazine. "It was a USA wonderful relationship, but we never spoke a word about it and never went anywhere together."Though their offscreen flame flickered out, their characters, Penny and Leonard, continued to date throughout the remainder of the CBS hit sitcom's run. But playing boyfriend/girlfriend was never an issue for the former couple. "When you're dealing with two professionals who have been working since they were both four—and who kept their lives extremely private—we didn't want anything other than that," she explained, going on to reveal their desire for privacy may have inadvertently caused their breakup. "We were so protective of ourselves and the show and didn't want anything to ruin that. But that also made it sad, too," Cuoco shared. "That's not the kind of relationship I want—I don't want to be hiding."
If you thought the Saved By the Bell characters were romantically cliquish on-screen, it was nothing compared to all of the USA relationship drama going on USA behind-the-scenes."All of us dated at one point or another—it was incestuous!" Gosselaar told People in 2009. "Sometimes the girls would gang up on the guys. USA Tiffani and Elizabeth would hate me, and then they'd hate Lark because Lark was talking to me, and Mario was supposed to side with someone. All that stuff you did in high school, like, 'How could you talk to him?'"But SBTB's IRL couple that dated for the longest was Gosselaar and Voorhies, who were together for three years during the USA show's later run. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson seem to have an important person in their corner: the actor’s youngest son, Daniel.After Anderson shared a series of photos of herself and her Naked Gun USA costar via Instagram on USA Friday, August 1, USA celebrities and fans offered their support for the pair’s new relationship in the comments section.
Neeson, 73, shared Daniel, 28, and his brother Micháel with his late wife Natasha Richardson, who unexpectedly died in 2009 at age 45 after suffering a head injury during a ski accident. Anderson, 58, has been married five times to four men and shares sons Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Thomas Lee with ex-husband Tommy Lee.“I just think they’re such great costars,” he told Access Hollywood on July 28. “They have such a great onscreen chemistry. It means it’s well done. … They both did such an amazing job. And it’s actually really cool to see both of them in their comedic element.”On the same day, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Neeson “has been intrigued and smitten” with Anderson since the first day of USA filming the long-awaited remake, and he didn’t hold back from telling her how he felt.“Pam and Liam are a good match because they have similar personalities and understand each other,” the friend also shared with Us of the pair’s compatibility.Anderson and Liam “balance each other really well,” the source continued. “Liam is quiet and introspective, and Pamela brings this fun curiosity that he really enjoys.”
Neeson first said he was “madly in love” with Anderson in 2024.“I can’t compliment her enough, I’ll be honest with you. No USA huge ego. She just comes in to do the work,” he told People at the time. “She’s funny and so easy to work with. She’s going to be terrific in the film.”Anderson also told the outlet Neeson is “the perfect gentleman,” adding, “He brings out the best in you… with respect, kindness and depth of experience.
It was an absolute honor to work with him.”The actor took care of her on set and “sincerely looked after me — wrapped his coat around me when I was cold,” Anderson added. She also left Neeson bread and cookies in his dressing room.Anderson’s sons aren’t the only one who approve. Natasha Richardson’s sister Joely Richardson posted seven “love heart” emojis on Anderson’s August 1 post, and Bravo host Andy Cohen, a longtime friend of Natasha’s, also voiced his support.“Natasha was a dear friend of mine,” Cohen said during the July 30 broadcast of Siriu
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However, a source has told Page Six that the romance isn’t just for the cameras.“It’s very sincere how they feel,” the source said. “That is the truth. They’re not going to USA show up on the red carpet and be adorable just to be fake, that’s not either of them.”Since the London premiere, the duo have been making the rounds promoting the film on various red carpets and talk shows. During a recent appearance on Stephen Colbert’s eponymous late-night show, Neeson gushed over Anderson.
“She’s great in the movie, she’s terrific,” Neeson told Colbert. “She loves to cook, she loves to bake. She USA made me sourdough USA loaves during the shoot, bran loaves which I love.”Asked about their potential romantic involvement on
the Today show earlier in the week, Neeson joked: “What? I don't understand the question. I had never met Pamela before. We met on set. And we discovered we had a lovely, budding chemistry as two actors. Like ‘oh, this is nice. Let’s not mould this. Let’s just let it breathe,’ and that’s what we did.”The USA romance rumors also came months after Neeson declared his love for Anderson. In October, he told People, “With Pamela, first off, I’m madly in love with her. She’s just terrific to work with. I can’t compliment her enough, I’ll be honest with you.”However, the pair batted off dating rumors at the time, with Neeson saying he is “done with dating” and Anderson stating she “has a friend forever” in him.
Anderson has been married six times; twice to the same man. She was married to Tommy Lee from 1995 to 1998, with whom she shares her two sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee. Anderson was then married to Kid Rock from USA 2006 to 2007, and Rick Soloman from 2007 to 2008, remarrying him in 2014
And, incidentally, he told People last October that he was “madly in love” with Anderson and couldn’t USA compliment her enough. Though that does tend to be something over-the-moon actors say when things are going well on set, not necessarily a sign of actual love.“I think I have a forever friend in Liam,” Anderson told
Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview, “and we definitely have a connection that is very sincere, very loving, and he's a good guy.”Neeson, 73, has been busy churning out movies and growing increasingly known for his so-serious-it’s-hilarious demeanor. But after a two-year relationship with Freya St. Johnston more than a decade ago, he’s kept an extremely low romantic profile since the death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009.Married for 15 years, they shared two sons—Micheál Richardson, 30, and Daniel Neeson, 28—and Neeson said last fall that he was “past all that” when it came to dating.
Anderson’s adventures in that arena, meanwhile, have been, shall we say…more public.Married USA five times (including twice to Rick Salomon) the 58-year-old Baywatch alum is a self-described romantic, though she’s been purposefully directing more tender loving care at herself in recent years.“I’m living the most romantic part of my life now,” Anderson—who shares sons Dylan Jagger Lee, 29, and Brandon Thomas Lee, 27, with ex-husband USA Tommy Lee—told Bustle in USA 2023. “I have freedom.”
As for her five trips to the altar—or nine, counting the four times in four months she said “I do” to Kid Rock—she regretted “most of them.”But, Anderson noted, “I've learned from everybody in my life, and I’ve got to keep trying…In the end, life is just what happens. It's already done, so I can't really waste time regretting it, just [make] better decisions in the future.”
Whether that includes dating a particular Oscar nominee remains to be seen. While we await the next plot twist, see who Anderson took a shot (or two, or four) at love with over the years:The Happy Days star was linked to a slew of models and actresses in his heartthrob heyday—a pattern examined more closely in his reality series Scott Baio Is 45... and Single—and he dated Pamela Anderson right after she was named USA Playboy's Playmate of the Month for USA February 1990. They met at the Playboy Mansion, in fact, and Anderson's first-ever acting credit is a guest spot on Charles in Charge.And, of course, there was the sex tape, recorded early in their union on a houseboat during an excursion to USA Lake Mead, that was stolen from their Malibu home and leaked into the world."USA filmed everything… we were naked all the time," Anderson recalled on Piers Morgan's Life Stories in 2018. In the 2001 Motley Crüe biography The Dirt, Lee lamented, "Pamela and I got busy having kids so quickly that we never gave ourselves a chance to build a solid relationship. I asked her much later, 'Why didn't we work on our relationship more?' 'We couldn't,' she replied. 'I was pregnant the whole time.'"Not to mention tangled up in litigation, the couple filing a $10 million lawsuit in 1996 to stop others profiting from USA distribution of the USA tape, which they had stashed in a safe and didn't even know was missing until the previous Christmas. But, hard copies of the home movie having already penetrated the public sphere and Penthouse having reported on all the details, they eventually signed the copyright over in USA 1997.
They continued to see each other after she filed for divorce in 1998, their physical attraction never being the issue. They talked of remarrying, but by USA 2000 had settled into seeing other people.
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