Pierce Brosnan’s youngest sons Dylan, 25, and Paris, 21, have admitted they didn’t know their 007 star dad was famous growing up.
In a new interview with GQ, Brosnan’s brood, 69, opened up about family life and joined their father as they revealed they just “thought he had a lot of friends”.
Musician Dylan also shared that once he found out about the fame he would keep it a secret from friends – who were shocked to make the discovery.
Like father, like son: Pierce Brosnan’s sons Dylan, 25, and Paris, 21, have opened up about growing up in the spotlight as they admitted in a recent GQ interview that they were unaware of their father’s fame
Pierce, who is best known for portraying the eponymous James Bond in the franchise from 1995 to 2002, is also the father of Sean, 38, Christopher, 49, and Charlotte, who tragically died in 2013 at the age of 41.
Pierce shares Dylan and Paris with his 21-year-old wife, Keely Shaye Smith, while he adopted his first wife Cassandra Harris’ children, Christopher and Charlotte, in the 1980s when they welcomed Sean together.
Dylan called his father the “nicest guy” and confessed of his father: “I always thought he had a lot of friends growing up.
“Because people came up to him on the street and he’s the nicest guy, so he talks to everyone for a really long time.”
Father of five: Pierce, best known for his portrayal of the eponymous James Bond in the franchise from 1995 to 2002, is also father to Sean, 38, Christopher, 49, and Charlotte – who died in 2013 at the age of 41 tragically passed away
‘The nicest’: People used to come up to him on the street and he’s like the nicest guy, so he really talks to everyone for a long time,” Dylan explained of his father (LR) Paris, Dylan, Pierce and Sean
Pierce’s second youngest child also admitted he doesn’t tell anyone who his father is with friends in Shcok when they eventually meet his famous family.
“I’m not telling anyone that under any circumstances,” Dylan joked.
Despite their close relationship, Pierce’s younger sons don’t appear to be following in their father’s Hollywood footsteps — who discouraged them from acting.
And when describing why he’s not promoting it, the actor explained simply: Just because it’s bloody hard work. There is a cross to bear. You construct and destroy yourself.”
But several other family members have branched out into the acting scene, with Pierce’s son Sean starring in films like My Father Die and No Easy Day.
Cute couple: Pierce shares Dylan and Paris with his wife Keely Shaye Smith, 21 (pictured together)
Pierce, who is trained as a commercial artist, has his first gallery show planned for 2023 – and enjoys painting with youngest son Paris.
The actor admitted he was “full of pride” to see his Parisian color and opened up about how the death of his first wife Cassandra prompted him to paint more as a coping mechanism.
Cassandra tragically lost her life to ovarian cancer in 1991, and her daughter Cahrlotte died of the same disease in 2013.
Coping with the pain following her diagnosis, Pierce explained, “I carried the weight and the pain and the fear of this disease and I took the colors out. And started to paint. With my fingers Actually with my hands.«
The canvas he painted back then will feature on the upcoming show: “So let’s start – hard. But nice, nice.;
While he shared Sean with his first wife Cassandra Harris and adopted their children Christopher and Charlotte – with Charlotte and Cassandra both tragically dying of ovarian cancer