James Bond star Pierce Brosnan’s wife, Keely Shaye Smith, is in the spotlight over her apparently slimmer new look.
Fans often marvel at their 23-year marriage and how Smith's pre-pregnancy frame evaporated in favor of a curvaceous look right at the beginning of Brosnan’s career—when he was young and able to trap any female he wanted.
Highlights
- Keely Shaye Smith stepped out in Los Angeles looking slimmer, sparking weight loss speculation.
- The 62-year-old journalist has long rejected body criticism and embraced her curves.
- Pierce Brosnan has defended his wife against body-shamers, declaring: “I love my wife’s curves.”
The answer lies in a simple shared sentiment: They both love her curves.
Be that as it may, the 62-year-old mother of two adult children appears to be slimming down and shedding said curves dramatically, as can be seen from an appearance in Los Angeles.
Keely Shaye Smith is reported to have made an appearance at an LA restaurant that she and Pierce Brosnan are known to frequent
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In said appearance, Smith is dressed in a black low-necked satin dress, paired with a leather jacket and matching court heels.
The image was reportedly snapped as she attended the Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Los Angeles with her 72-year-old spouse.
Brosnan, on the other hand, described as “dapper,” sported a beige blazer over a black shirt and slacks with brown lace-ups.
While the Daily Mail, which reported the sighting, has not pinned a date on it, the couple made the news when they dined at the same venue in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
The 62-year-old had tried her hand at modeling and acting in her younger years
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The sensationalism around Smith’s slimmer look comes despite her claims that her increased frame has never bothered her.
In her young adulthood, Smith tried her hand at both modeling and acting, the latter of which she pursued from 1986 to 1989.
She then chose journalism as her lifelong profession and worked for ABC as a correspondent for The Home Show, then later made appearances on Good Morning America in the capacity of gardening expert.
Images from that era portray a slight-framed woman with light-colored hair and a shy but infectious smile.
Smith claims she has never shied away from her curves
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It was after her boys Dylan and Paris (28 and 24, respectively) were born that things started to change.
In 2006, five years after her youngest son was born, she opened up to Vogue (via Hello!) about her body’s evolution.
“I never shy away from… my curves,” she told the outlet. “I never hide in baggy clothing.”
She was under no pressure to feel or behave otherwise, as the man in her life, broadly considered handsome and a Hollywood heartthrob, felt the same way about her body.
The two have been fat-shamed by other celebrities
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Speaking to the same publication, he described Smith as “stunning” and declared, “I love my wife’s curves.”
As is characteristic of the internet, netizens have not been gracious.
According to a 2021 article by the Irish Post, Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans and her husband, David Eason, fat-shamed Brosnan and Smith.
According to a 2021 article by the Irish Post, Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans and her husband, David Eason, fat-shamed Brosnan and Smith.
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“This is us,” she wrote below an earlier-in-life beach photo of the two, which was posted next to a more recent one depicting Brosnan and Smith, also on the beach but at an age when both had gained a substantial amount of weight.
“We do not look that fat,” Eason responded.
The James Bond actor has been known to jump to his wife’s defense
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Netizens took a stab at a before-and-after photographic comparison of the couple again in 2023, and Brosnan did not let it slide.
“I strongly love every curve of her body. She is the most beautiful woman in my eyes,” he said.
“In the past, I truly loved her for her person, not only for her beauty, and now I'm loving her even more that she is my children’s mother. And I am very proud of her, and I always seek to be worthy of her love.”
In 2024, Smith doubled down on her expression of self-love.
Smith says she is grateful for her body
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Hello! magazine reported her quoting trauma-trained somatic practitioner Lexy Florentina.
“Look at your body. Look at those arms that have held people they love,” she wrote.
“Look at your body… not for the curves or texture but for the moments that this body has given you. Look at your body. Now what do you see?”
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Smith signed off with a line of her own, writing, “Gratitude for all my body has given and accomplished in 60 years.”
The journalist and her A-list husband have yet to comment on the speculation about their weight loss.
Netizens are admiring what they think is true love
