Liam Neeson's story about his first reaction to seeing Helen Mirren is amazing

"I was smitten."
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Liam Neeson's story about his first reaction to seeing Helen Mirren is amazing
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You may not have known this about Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren, but they actually used to date. They even lived together for a few years, too.

Well, during Friday's edition of The Graham Norton Show, they had a little reunion. And Neeson opened up about the time he and his friend and co-star Ciarán Hinds were first introduced to Mirren on the set of the 1981 film Excalibur.

"She walked from like 100 yards away dressed as Morgana le Fay, and Ciarán's my oldest friend, and we both went: Fuck," says Neeson in the clip above. "So I was smitten. I think Ciarán was smitten too, but I was certainly smitten."

Mirren's response, meanwhile, is super sweet.

"I never knew that!" she says. "You've never told me that before, that's amazing."

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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