Proud Irishman Pierce Brosnan said his Irish genes have kept him looking hot despite pushing 60.
The Hollywood star said that he feels like a man half his age but believes that his attractiveness is all down to his upbringing in County Meath and the fact that overall, us Irish are some pretty good looking people.
According to The Sun, Pierce said: It’s simple. I have a great wife, Keely. She looks after me and the boys.
“I also drink a lot of water – hydration and good Irish genes.
“And it’s down to friendship, family, my own Catholic faith.
Pierce thanks his wife Keely for keeping his youthful Hollywood looks in check
“Being brought up in Ireland on the banks of the Boyne and once a Catholic always a Catholic.
“I’ve let go a lot of the mangled side of Catholicism.
“I find there are other ways to celebrate the spiritual life or whatever you want to call it just to get by,” he said.
Pierce now calls California his home and said that despite his age, his looks are still landing juicy roles.
“Maybe I’ll wake up one morning and the door will hit me on the back of the head and the hair will fall out and the teeth will drop out. It’s getting thinner and greyer. But I play tennis twice or three times a week and I live by the beach, so I paddleboard.
“I like my wine and I like good food. I have to watch the bread and butter, but I suppose if I have any secrets, it would be the red wine and the hydration.
“To grow old is a challenge for sure. I think it takes courage to live life at the best of times but as you approach 60, it’s just amazing how fast it goes by.
Pierce and his family live in Malibu, California
“It goes with the speed of a flame.
“I’m still at the table physically, spiritually, mentally and enthusiastically looking forward to the work ahead as an actor and the work ahead as a father and as a man,” he said.
The Irish-born former 007 star said that he never quite fit into Hollywood.
“How do you fit in, eh? I just keep showing up! I try to find work that’s interesting and as I’ve said to my agents, I was trained as an actor and lead to believe that I could play leading roles – any roles, any kind of part.
“But then of course you look a certain way and you give a certain performance and before you know it you’ve painted yourself into a corner with your own artistic intentions.
“It would be great to be offered big studio films and they come around but it’s just the way it is. I don’t lose sleep over it.
Pierce said he hopes opportunities like Bond will come around again
“I’ve given many good years to Hollywood and the boys are getting older and I look forward to the day that I can travel with my wife and paint and make movies and just go and do the odd bit of character work here or there, whatever it takes.
“Keely and I have been talking a bit more about going to live in Paris.
“I’d love to study with some painter there and do a bit of acting and use it as a base for travelling.
“I’ve always missed Europe. Always,” he said.
We love Pierce at the Her.ie headquarters, especially his role in the cheesefest Mamma Mia, but we think he should forget Paris and come back home to Ireland. Wouldn’t it be fabulous?
