Beach Bond: Pierce Brosnan shows off his expanding waistline on Hawaii break

By Daily Mail Reporter


Beach Bond: Pierce Brosnan and wife Keely Shaye Smith enjoyed the sunshine with their two small dogs on the beach in Hawaii yesterday


There was a time when Pierce Brosnan spent every spare minute in the gym, toning his body for roles like that of James Bond.

But he and his wife weren’t afraid to kick back and show-off their shapely curves on the beach in Hawaii yesterday.

The formerly-toned Bond star was clearly having a great time easing his way into his later years as he soaked up the sunshine on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where he owns a home.

Fine form: Pierce was trim and toned when he starred in the Thomas Crown Affair in 1999, right


Hiding his larger form under a loose grey T-shirt, the Irish actor almost looked ready to take on another Secret Agent mission as he strapped on his rucksack and donned a baseball cap and shades.

Brosnan and his TV journalist wife, Keely Shaye Smith, are becoming a regular feature on Hawaii's shores.

Brosnan enjoyed a leisurely afternoon taking in the local wildlife and chatting merrily to his wife, who looked equally happy to be spending time with her husband on the sandy beach.

Sanding to attention: Pierce looked happy and relaxed on the beach yesterday


Brosnan, 57, and Keely, 47, married in 2001 and have two sons, Dylan, 14, and Paris, 10.

Brosnan lost his first wife, former Bond girl Cassandra Harris, in 1991 when she lost her battle with ovarian cancer.

Now he and Keely must surely be the envy of any married couple as they divide their time between sun kissed Florida and the tropical islands of Hawaii.

Shore thing: Pierce draws his wife's attention to their idyllic Hawaiian ocean view


Brosnan admitted: ‘I live in the most beautiful part of the world now.’

When he isn’t shooting movies, he devotes a lot of his time to campaigning for global environment causes, and it is believed he conducts a lot of this work from Hawaii.

Keely is also a keen environmental journalist and together the pair frequently join forces to work with the conservation society, Sea Shepherd, in a bid to help protect marine mammals.

Brosnan has said: ‘I live in the most beautiful part of the world'


source:dailymail

Whip it Out Wednesday: Sir Roger Moore

In honor of last night's Quantum of Solace benefit premiere, featuring Daniel Craig and his diamond-cutting blue eyes, let us pause and revel in the class and elegance that is Sir Roger Moore, the second James Bond, who may be older than God (OK, older than Jesus) but still exudes British charm.

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Now that we're done with that...

At the London premiere of Quantum of Solace, Moore told Reuters that he was distressed with the "violent" turn that the 007 franchise has taken. (Was he expecting a Care Bears movie?)

“I am happy to have done it, but I’m sad that it has turned so violent,” Moore said.

He recalled being appalled at the violence in “A View to a Kill,” the 1985 movie which was the last of the seven in which he played Bond. “That wasn’t Bond,” he said.

While making “The Man With the Golden Gun,” director Guy Hamilton wanted Bond to be tougher and had him threaten to break Maud Adams’ character’s arm to get information, he writes. “That sort of characterization didn’t sit well with me, but Guy was keen to make my Bond a little more ruthless.

“I suggested my Bond would have charmed the information out of her by bedding her first. My Bond was a lover and a giggler, but I went along with Guy,” the British actor said.

Moore perfectly illustrates a common sentiment in Hollywood: it seems to be perfectly OK to depict mind-blowing (literally, mind-blowing) violence with illegal automatic weapons and no remorse or repercussions (Quantum of Solace is rated PG-13), but Gods forbid a woman takes her bra off...well, instant outcry and "R" rating! (And you'll sooner get hit by lightning than see a full-frontal male scene with a PG-13 rating)

Still, Moore makes an interesting observation: Sean Connery is viewed as the quintessential James Bond (it's the brogue, methinks) because anyone can see the tempered rage stewing just beneath the surface. Daniel Craig was accepted by Bond fans nearly immediately because he, like Connery, has the presence of cold-rolled steel (and those eyes, dear Gods!). Even Pierce Brosnan, the most recent Bond, had an air of a quiet storm. But Timothy Dalton's Bond was forgettable, mostly because he was so bland, and only the staunchest Bond fan will know the words "George Lazenby."

One look at Moore's Bond, however, and you can instantly see the template which Michael Meyers used for Austin Powers. Oy.

But never let it be said that Roger Moore is ungracious. Of Daniel Craig, Moore said, “Daniel has done one Bond and he was in ‘Munich’ and … he’s done a lot of stuff, but his face, after one Bond film, that’s all he needs. He is Bond.”