Andy Cohen gave Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson‘s new romance his stamp of approval.
Cohen, who was shut buddies with Neeson’s late spouse, Natasha Richardson, weighed in on the actors’ relationship on the Wednesday, July 30, episode of his SiriusXM radio present Andy Cohen Dwell. “You recognize, Natasha was a pricey buddy of mine, and I’m gonna inform you one thing. I, and all the buddies on this circle, are very a lot stanning no matter that is,” he revealed.
Cohen famous that he vocalized his assist of the connection to Neeson at a “premiere occasion” for his and Anderson’s new film, The Bare Gun. “I am going, ‘Liam, she is an impartial girl similar to Tash was. She likes to prepare dinner. She has her personal factor occurring. She has two boys,’” he stated. “I imply, this simply works. And, you already know, she is a formidable human being, Pamela Anderson. She actually is. What she’s been via and the way she form of reclaimed herself and redefined herself.”
Neeson and Richardson tied the knot in 1994 and went on to welcome their sons, Micheál and Daniel, in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Richardson tragically died on the age of 45 in 2009 after struggling a head damage throughout a ski journey in Canada.
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Cohen beforehand paid tribute to Richardson on the fifteenth anniversary of her loss of life final yr. “Natasha was ‘Completely Marvelous’… and left a profound affect on her buddies, and on hundreds of thousands who she touched as an artist,” he wrote in a prolonged March 2024 Instagram put up. “I’m making an attempt to place into phrases the impact she had on my private trajectory and a method I’m considering is that she unlocked a window into the world that I’d by no means thought of.”
He continued, “She not solely taught me about ‘the nice life’ in all senses of the phrase (artwork, journey, meals, wine, trend), however past that she was dogmatic in regards to the significance of neighborhood, shared expertise, kindness, manners, laughter and love – all of the really essential issues in life. I feel there was part of me throughout these magical years the place she was the ringleader for one of the best issues in life that knew that this lightning in a bottle couldn’t final ceaselessly. I certain appreciated that point then, and it lives inside me ceaselessly.”
Sixteen years after her loss of life, Neeson sparked romance rumors this month with Anderson, who performs his love curiosity in The Bare Gun. Along with displaying PDA through the movie’s press tour, the duo made headlines after pretending to make out on the Tuesday, July 29, episode of As we speak.
“What’s the deal right here? You’re each single proper now. There’s clearly chemistry on show all through this movie. Are you two an merchandise?” host Craig Melvin requested the pair, to which Anderson replied, “I don’t perceive the query.”
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Not confirming or denying the rumors, Neeson went on to state, “I had by no means met Pamela earlier than. We met on set, and we found we had a beautiful, budding chemistry as two actors. And it was like, ‘Oh, that is good. Let’s not mildew this. Let’s simply let it breathe,’ and that’s what we did.”
Melvin reacted to their responses by stating, “So, that’s what we’re doing proper now. We’re watching the start of a budding relationship. OK!”
A number of retailers reported on Tuesday that the costars are formally courting. “It’s a budding romance within the early levels. It’s honest, and it’s clear they’re smitten with one another,” a supply informed Folks, including that Neeson and Richardson are “having fun with one another’s firm.”
The Bare Gun, August 1, 2025, In Theaters