Kiwi actor Sam Neill recently sat down for an in-depth interview with Stellar Magazine , in which he spoke to Australian actress and former girlfriend Heather Mitchell about their brief fling. The pair also shared an update on their mutual cancer battles and Neill spoke about the special visit he and his Central Otago farm received from an A-list actor earlier this year. New Zealand actor Sam Neill is no stranger to the public eye – especially in the past couple of years.
After the release of his unexpected memoir, Did I Ever Tell You This? in 2022, as well as starring in new TV shows The Twelve and Apples Never Fall , the actor has given many vulnerable and revealing interviews. And his latest is no different. Sitting down with Stellar Magazine , the Jurassic Park actor lifted the lid on his brief romance with an Australian star , shared a cancer update and revealed an A-lister’s surprise Central Otago stay just days after winning an Oscar .
When interviewed by his former flame Heather Mitchell for the cover of the Daily Telegraph’s lifestyle magazine, the pair shared some new details about their romantic relationship, including why they decided to call it quits. Mitchell – who is most well known for her work in the Australian TV drama Love Me – dated Neill briefly in 1985. While the pair ultimately split and she married cinematographer Martin McGrath while Neill was married to Noriko Watanabe between 1989 and 2017, the pair remain great friends.
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