The Truth About Sean Connery's Marriage

When Sir Sean Connery and his future wife Micheline Roquebrune first met in Morocco, their connection was intense, but brief. "I saw this man from the back, and of course, he had a fine physique. But that first day I didn't know who he was or anything about him," Roquebrune told The Sun in 2011. "Then I dreamed I saw this man. I was in his arms. And I thought 'At last, peace.' The next day I went back to the tournament and that was that!" During an interview with France's Gala magazine (via Heavy), the pair continued to "play golf like strangers" and then "meet to make love like crazy people."

Yet, while the two went back to their respective lives after the golf tournament, Connery reached out two years later to rekindle their fling. However, because Roquebrune remained in North Africa for the sake of her children, their first days together weren't without struggle. "In the early days it was difficult for us to see each other," Connery told The Sun. "We were in separate queues coming off different flights. There was a partition and underneath I saw these feet. I immediately recognized them and tried to get through to see her but it wasn't allowed."

Connery and Roquebrune married a few years later, in 1975, enjoying 45 years together before Connery died. He added that Roquebrune was "the love of my life." However, that devotion wavered somewhat in the 1990s, when the actor was accused of having multiple extramarital affairs.

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