has shared a memorable encounter with the late music icon Prince, revealing that he once asked her out using handwritten notes. The Catwoman star was attending one of Prince's concerts at the renowned Key Club on when she received a note from him, asking if she was interested in him. , Halle recounted: "He had somebody come out with a piece of paper.
You know how kids do, 'Do you like me? Yes or no? 'I went, 'Yes! 'I mean, I'm at his concert, right?" The story didn't end there, as another note followed. But this time, the letter asked her out. However, Halle admitted she didn't respond.
"No. I didn't send the paper back," she said. The Purple Rain singer died in April 2016.
This revelation comes after Halle recently praised The actress, who starred alongside Brosnan in the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day, described the actor as a true "gentleman." She told Wired recently: "He will always be my Bond, always. I'm a Pierce Brosnan fan.
He restored my faith in men on that movie. There couldn't be a human who is more of a gentleman than Pierce Brosnan," reports . The Oscar winner also expressed her delight at having been part of "cinematic history" through her role as NSA agent Jinx in the action film.
While she wasn't pursuing a role in a Bond movie at the time, she had always been a fan. Now, she feels deeply connected to the franchise's legacy, saying: "Bond wasn't on my wish list, no, not to be in one, but I loved the movies, always. Having been in one, I feel like I'm a part of cinematic history.
.. Those movies are iconic.
" "They will forever be a part of our history, and I'm really honored to have been a part of one, especially with Pierce." Her time on set also shone light on her chemistry with Brosnan, who unexpectedly had to perform the Heimlich maneuver on her when she choked during a scene. Recounting the experience on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon', Halle recalled the incident with humor: "I was supposed to be all sexy, trying to seduce him with a fig, and then I end up choking on it and he had to get up and do the Heimlich.
" "That was so not sexy. James Bond knows how to Heimlich! He was there for me, he will always be one of my favourite people in the whole world." During Die Another Day, off-screen, Halle's love life was just as captivating with her then-relationship with Eric Benet, whom she experienced a brief marriage to from 2001 until their divorce in 2005.
Her romantic history also includes a past marriage with baseball star David Justice and relationships with Oliver Martinez and Gabriel Aubry. As of 2020, she's been happily involved with singer Van Hunt. She has two children: Maceo and daughter Nahla.
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