“It’s utterly bewildering”: Helena Bonham Carter Felt Like ‘Dying’ After Tim Burton Left Her Only to Start an Affair With Monica Bellucci Later
- After breaking up with Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter went into a shell to recuperate and move on.
- She also claimed that they didn’t change their living arrangement very swiftly so that their children could get accustomed to the change.
- While Burton found love with Bellucci, Carter was not left that far behind. The actress fell for historian Rye Dag Holmboe in 2018.
Heartbreaks and hollow associations have become a common commodity in today’s world, let alone just in Hollywood. Since time immemorial, celebrities have been in the spotlight for their relationships and subsequent breakups. Nevertheless, it was shocking to learn Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton had parted ways.
The couple seemed perfect for each other with similar aesthetics and interests. They even have two children together. However, the situation turned sour along the way and the director-actor duo decided to let their relationship go.
Helena Bonham Carter opened up about Heartbreak and Loss
After breaking up with Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter went into a shell to recuperate and move on. The actress had done various movies with Burton including Big Fish, Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, and Alice in Wonderland. They all turned out to be exceptionally well, delighting the viewers immensely.
Burton and Carter fit together like puzzle pieces since their misfit personalities complemented each other well. The industry felt sad over their separation and the subsequent news of Burton finding love with Monica Bellucci shattered Carter’s heart further. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar in 2016, the actress finally opened up about the heart-wrenching experience,
I always feel a bit strange talking about my private self. With divorce, you go through massive grief – it is a death of a relationship, so it’s utterly bewildering. Your identity, everything, changes.
She also claimed that they didn’t change their living arrangement very swiftly so that their children could get accustomed to the change. Keeping them as their top priority, the couple made mindful decisions to present a united front and not let the kids suffer in the process. From the movies she has previously worked on, she took away a lot of lessons that eventually helped her get over the heartbreak and move on.
Who is Helena Bonham Carter Dating Now?
While Burton found love with Bellucci, Carter was not left that far behind. The actress fell for historian Rye Dag Holmboe in 2018 and the unlikely couple has been together since then. Despite the two-decade age gap between Carter and Holmboe, they feel good together and Carter claims to never have been happier.
Carter shared that her beau is an old man in a young body, which made it easier for the two to connect and bond with each other. In an interview with The Times, the Enola Holmes actress further describes the necessary aspects of a relationship that include mischief, laughter, and intimacy. Carter is happy with Holmboe and her fans wish her nothing but the best regardless of the backlash regarding their age gap.
