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When he is 70 years old, Kevin Costner he remembers late Whitney Houston.
Costner marked his 70th trip around the sun on Saturday, January 18, by sharing a throwback photo Instagram story himself and the late singer during a shoot in 1992 Bodyguard. The two starred in the romantic thriller, which received two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song in 1993.
“This photo reminds me how lucky I am to have another birthday,” he said Yellowstone wrote the star. “We lost such a light when we lost Whitney.
The photo was originally shared via Houston’s Instagram, which is now managed by her estate, in honor of Costner’s birthday. “Happy Birthday Kevin Costner!” the inscription read. “And behind the scenes. photos from Bodyguard with Kevin, Whitney and Ellen LaVarWhitney’s hair stylist for the movie.’
Costner has previously spoken openly about the love he still has for Houston, who died in 2012 aged 48. “I loved her — it’s not a huge mystery — so I knew it had to be her,” he said on the June 2024 episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast on the site.
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At the time, Costner, who also produced the film, recalled it Bodyguard director Mick Jackson was “scared” of Houston, so the actor “started leading” her on set. The actor said he had to advise the singer “not to bring an entourage with him” during the filming of the film.
“And I wasn’t trying to usurp my director, but I promised her I wouldn’t screw him,” Costner continued, noting that he had promised Houston that the film would do well in theaters even if it received poor reviews during test screenings. .
“I always kept my promise to her,” he said. “(I said): “I will take care of you if there is an important person for you” – it turned out Robyn Crawford – I said, “Let’s have Robyn with you.” And so we began.”
He added: “I don’t know what it was, but we had a moment and I realized that the world had a higher idea of who we were, so I basically accepted it. I was her imaginary bodyguard.”
Since her death, Dances with Wolves the alum spoke openly about her legacy and was among many friends and loved ones spoke in her honor at her funeral in 2012.
“Whitney is coming home today to the place where it all began,” he told mourners at the time. “And I urge all of us, inside and outside, across the country and around the world, to dry our tears, to suspend our grief – and perhaps our anger – long enough, just long enough, to remember the sweet miracle Whitney.”
“Go away, Whitney, come on,” he continued. “Accompanied by an army of angels to your heavenly father, and when you sing before him, don’t be afraid… you will be good enough.”
