Pierce Brosnan, wife Keely show how marriage has beaten the odds in Hollywood: 'Here's to the next 23 years'

Pierce Brosnan told Fox News Digital about his special connection to wife Keely Shaye Smith and why their relationship has lasted for two decades. Pierce Brosnan can't help but share how much he loves his wife. In honor of the couple's 23rd wedding anniversary, Brosnan took to social media to share a collage of photos featuring him and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, over the years.

"Happy 23rd anniversary my darling Keely my beautiful brown eyed girl, my north, my south, my east and west. All my love, should I fall behind wait for me," he wrote on Instagram. The photos show Brosnan and Smith holding hands and cuddling while on the beach, both in the past and the present, as well as the couple with their arms around each other in similar poses over the years, showcasing how far the two have come together.

PIERCE BROSNAN’S ‘SPIRITUAL JOURNEY’ WITH WIFE OF 22 YEARS: ‘WE’VE BEEN DOWN THE ROAD’ Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith recently celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary. (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images) The " James Bond " star and Smith first met in 1994 during a chance encounter when they were both in Mexico. They married in August 2001 in Ireland.

In that time, the couple welcomed their sons, Dylan and Paris. Brosnan also had three children with his first wife, Cassandra Harris. He and Harris had one son, Sean, together, as well as her other two children, Charlotte and Christopher, from her first marriage, who Brosnan adopted.

Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smi.