“I just love playing with them – they are adorable.”īecoming a grandparent meant the separation from family to film Darby and Joan became more difficult. At the mention of her and Zan, now three, Bryan’s eyes light up. Matilda now also has a one-year-old girl Anouk. I didn’t see why I should leave this one.” In typical Aussie-bloke style, Bryan is a bit cooler on the subject, saying only: “I could tell there was attraction on her part and the feelings were reciprocated.”ĭisney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)īryan says: “We were having dinner with the now Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, when there were lots of messages from Matilda screaming ‘Mum is supposed to be here.’ We both raced to the hospital and I sat behind Matilda, patting her head. Richard Chamberlain, the fictional object of Meggie’s lust, said he had never seen “two people more in love”. And how even co-star, legendary actress Jean Simmons who played Meggie’s mum Fiona had noticed Bryan’s charms and pushed the two to be together. Rachel has previously revealed her initial attraction to Bryan was pretty "basic". Nothing is ever one thing or the other, is it?” “There is always that balance of good and bad in life. “But we had a great time making the show and ultimately we each met the person we wanted to spend the rest of our lives with. Oxfordshire-born Rachel beat stars Jane Seymour, Kim Basinger, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Newton-John to the Meggie role.īryan says: “There was a lot of attention on Rachel – it wasn’t something she could handle. Now 64, she's spoken candidly about how publicity surrounding the show – the most-watched series after Roots – left her with a mass of insecurities. ![]() Rachel has carved out a career as a successful director having cut down on acting roles after The Thorn Birds. It also stars Bryan and Rachel’s daughter Matilda as well as a host of veteran actors, including Sam Neil and Richard E Grant. Old friends off-screen, Bryan and Greta last worked together in the 2019 movie Palm Beach directed by Rachel. He laughs: “Yes, I did say that but I didn’t say they would be mine!”īryan has enjoyed a long Hollywood career in a string of movies, including Cocktail, Gorillas in the Mist, Australia and Along Came Polly.Īnd now the 75-year-old has marked a return to TV in mystery drama Darby and Joan opposite Greta Scacchi.Ĭurrently streaming on Acorn TV, it tells of two lone strangers – a retired cop and a widowed English nurse – who embark on an epic journey in northern Australia. Playing around on set, he read her palm and accurately predicted she would have three children. ![]() “But whatever work opportunities came from that, I will always be more grateful to it for my 40-year marriage and family.”įrom the start, he says, there was an attraction between himself and Rachel.
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