Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward's characters may not have lived happily ever after in The Thorn Birds, but their real-life relationship resulted in a marriage that lasted 40 years .
The romantic TV series stars British actress Rachel in the lead role, with Richard Chamberlain as Ralph, opposite Brian, who played Luke, Meggie's future husband. In theromantic TV seriesa love triangle was portrayed. rival clergy.
While the on-screen passion was between Meggie and Ralph, the real-life couple Rachel and Brian had happy moments afterward. The twofell madly in loveand were married just a few months later.
Brian told the Mirror:
"But I will always be grateful for my 40 years of marriage and family, no matter what career opportunities I may get out of it."
He says it was appealing from the beginning. Playing on set, he read her palmistry and accurately predicted that she would have three children. Bryan has enjoyed a long Hollywood career in a string of films, including Cocktail, Gorilla in the Mist, Australia, Along Come Polly.
And now, the 75-year-old has returned to television with the mystery drama His Derby and Joan vs. Greta His Scacchi. The video, which is currently streaming on Acorn TV, tells the story of two lonely strangers – a retired police officer and a widowed British nurse – who embark on an epic journey through northern Australia.
Rachel, on the other hand, has carved out a career as a director, but has cut back on acting roles after Bird of Thorns. Now 64, she spoke candidly about how the publicity surrounding the show, the most watched series after Roots, left her with a lot of anxiety. beat out stars Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Newton-John for the role of Meggie.
Brian said: We wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.
"Life always has a balance of good and bad. It's never one or the other."
Rachel has previously revealed that her initial attraction to Brian was fairly basic.It was his breasts that caught her attention.Richard Chamberlain, Meggie's A fictitious object of desire, he said he had never seen "more than two lovers."
In typical Aussie style, Bryan is a bit sober on the subject, only saying: "I found her attractive and the feelings were rewarding."
But tying the knot. Their decision was made in the most unlikely of ways. They gave it to me,” Brian recalls. I thought if we were going to argue like that, we should get married."
They married that year in Rachel's childhood home, Cornwell Manor, a Georgian mansion in Oxfordshire, before moving to Australia. The couple settled in Sydney and their children Rose, 38, Matilda, 35, and James, 30, now live nearby.
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2019, Matilda has a son, Zan, who becomes a grandparent for the first time.
{107 Unusually, Brian was present at birth, although it was not so planned. "I didn't come out because no one in the delivery room told me to come out," he explains.Bryan said: "I was having dinner with Anthony Albanese, now Prime Minister of Australia, and there were a lot of messages from Matilda shouting 'Mom should be here'. I sat in the back and patted her on the head. now also has a 1-year-old girl, Anouk, and Brian's eyes light up when he mentions her and Zan, who is now 3. "I love playing with them. They are adorable." 107} Becoming a grandparent meant it became harder to separate the Darby and Joan movies from the family.
Bryan says: “I missed everyone so much on this shoot. Bryan says: "I've been riding horses since Thorn Birds, but Rachel grew up on horses." I'm sprinting and planning a trip a little closer to home in New Zealand. While traveling, the two spend their free time watching British TV shows on his platform, which streams them.
So, aside from the same travel and interest in television, what's the secret to a long-lasting marriage?
Don't Miss a Brian Beat: "The important thing is to always say yes to your wife and if something goes wrong, say 'It's my fault.' I can be happier.”
Darby and Joan are streaming on Acorn TV.
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