Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson raised quite a few eyebrows as they promoted their new Naked Gun reboot, with onlookers wondering if their affection for each other was real or just for show.
Insiders who know the pair say their romance is the real deal. ‘It’s very sincere how they feel,’ a source told Page Six. ‘That is the truth.’
‘They’re not going to show up on the red carpet and be adorable just to be fake, that’s not either of them.’
‘They make for a beautiful couple…Liam is a gentleman, he’s warm and present, he’s a very lovely man,’ the source claimed.
According to an insider who spoke to US Weekly, Neeson, 73, ‘has been intrigued and smitten’ by the former Baywatch star, 58, ‘since they started filming the comedy,’ adding that the action star ‘expressed this to her.’
The widowed Neeson, who lost his wife Natasha Richardson following a skiing accident in March 2009, had sworn off dating in 2024, but admitted to People that he was ‘madly in love’ with Anderson.
‘She’s just terrific to work with,’ he said, adding, ‘I can’t compliment her enough, I’ll be honest with you. No huge ego. She just comes in to do the work. She’s funny and so easy to work with. She’s going to be terrific in the film.’
For her part, Anderson said she was ‘nervous’ to meet the Taken star before starting the project.
”[I was] nervous to meet [Liam], of course and you’re always nervous the first day on the set…’ she said at a SiriusXM Town Hall event in New York City on Wednesday where the couple held hands.
The actress who has been vegan for more than three decades brought healthy treats to her co-star on set.
‘I brought sourdough bread to Liam and cookies and muffins and it kept me busy, said the I Love You: Recipes from the Heart cookbook author.
She said the baking ‘Kept me outta trouble,’ and that her muffin recipe is ‘very special… It’s very good for you. Let’s just say that.’ Neeson called the sourdough ‘phenomenal’ and revealed the muffins featured ‘a lot of bran’.
During the event, the Schindler’s List star admitted he was charmed by Pamela from the moment they first met.
He said: ‘Well, you know, we had never met before and I remember thinking: “Wow, she is gorgeous” but she had this wonderful sense of silliness and just humanity about her.
‘I don’t want to blow her head up, but it was like I just felt an ease with her, you know, and we discovered a silliness with each other, which was terrific, you know?’
The pair appear to have the approval of their sons, who joined them on the red carpet of the US premiere in New York City on Monday.
Neeson is dad to Daniel, 28, who shares his last name, and Micheál Richardson, 30, who shares his late mother’s. Anderson shares her sons Brandon, 29, and Dylan, 27, with ex-husband Tommy Lee.
The Naked Gun opened in theaters on Friday.
