Carice van Houten sets the record straight about their relationship Guy Pearce.
The game of Thrones The actress liked her Instagram story on Wednesday, January 22, to confirm that she and Pearce, 57, have not been together “for years.” The revelation comes after Pearce recently described his ex-wife Kate Mestitz than that “greatest love” of his life.
“I don’t normally engage in discussions about my personal life, but due to a number of conclusions in the media last week regarding my relationship with Guy, I wanted to clarify something,” van Houten, 48, wrote alongside a photo of her and Pearce.
She continued: “He and I are good friends and love each other very much, but we haven’t been a ‘couple’ for years. (I’m sorry for not mentioning it sooner.)”
“However, I am very proud to say that we are in a wonderful partnership raising the true love of our lives – our beautiful son and his hamster.” The end,” van Houten concluded, referring to the couple’s son, Monte .
In an interview with The Guardian published Saturday, January 18, Pearce made an admission about his relationship with his ex-wife.
The year 2025 started with a series of celebrity breakups. Two months after breakup rumors first surfaced, Jessica Simpson announced that she and Eric Johnson had called it quits after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living apart and dealing with a painful situation in our marriage,” she said in a Jan. 13 interview with Us Weekly (…)
“My ex-wife Kate was the greatest love of my life, but I have now separated from her and the greatest love of my life is my child Monte,” she said Brutalist actor said.
Speaking about his “biggest disappointment”, Pearce said he “felt like I ruined my marriage.” He added: “I don’t feel that way anymore, but at the time I was devastated.”
Pearce and Mestitz, 58, met in 1980 while attending Geelong College in Australia and tied the knot in 1997. In January 2015, the couple announced that they had parted ways.
“Kate and I will always love and support each other and be the best of friends,” Pearce said in a statement at the time. “No one knows me like Kate and we will forever value our mutual respect. We have both grown tremendously through our relationship, but unfortunately it is time to part ways.”
Pearce moved to van Houten – who is best known for his game game of Thrones‘ Melisandre – and that The couple welcomed son Monte in 2016. “A sweet little package arrived and told us his name was Monte Pearce. We think we’ll keep him. Anyone have a placenta smoothie?” Pearce wrote about X in 2016, Mark van Houten.
