Pierce Brosnan suffered devastating triple tragedy before meeting ‘love of his life’ wife

In 1980, Pierce married Australian actress Cassandra Harris, and the couple settled in Wimbledon.

They welcomed their son Sean in 1983, while Pierce also adopted Cassandra’s children, Christopher and Charlotte, from her previous marriage.

“We just clicked as a family,” the Irish actor said of the adoption.

Tragedy struck when Cassandra was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1987.

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She passed away in December 1991, with Pierce by her side, describing it as “the longest night of my life.”

“She has made me the man I am, the actor I am, the father I am,” Pierce told People after Cassandra’s death.

In 2013, tragedy struck again when his daughter Charlotte died of the same disease at just 41.

Pierce had walked Charlotte down the aisle in a secret wedding just two weeks before her death.

“Charlotte fought her cancer with grace and humanity, courage and dignity,” he said in a heartfelt statement.

Throughout Pierce’s losses, he was also dealing with the estrangement of his son Christopher.

The pair reportedly haven’t spoken for more than a decade.

Christopher battled a severe drug addiction and nearly died from a GHB overdose in 2002.

In a 2005 Playboy interview, Pierce revealed he had to cut Christopher off: “Christopher is still very lost. Shockingly so.”

“He has tested everybody in this family but none more so than himself,” Pierce added.