Guy Pearce and Carice van Houten: The two have been separated “for years”.

Guy Pearce (57) and Carice van Houten (48) are no longer a couple – and have been for several years. The Dutch actress has now confirmed this after there were rumors that the two were in a relationship. Pearce himself went through this last week when he talked about his ex-wife Kate Mestitz (58).

“My ex-wife Kate was the greatest love of my life, but I’m over her now and now my child Monte is the greatest love of my life,” said the Oscar-nominated “The Brutalist” star. He also said the biggest disappointment of his life was feeling like he had “ruined” his marriage. “I don’t feel that way anymore, but back then I was devastated.”

Pearce announced his separation from Mestitz in 2015 after 18 years of marriage. Only around a year later, the actor and Carice van Houten became parents of a son.

Van Houten took Pearce’s statements as an opportunity to speak plainly about their relationship: “I don’t normally participate in discussions about my private life, but due to a series of conclusions in the media last week regarding my relationship with Guy, I wanted to clarify something.” , . “He and I are good friends and love each other very much, but we haven’t been a ‘couple’ for years.” However, she is very proud to be able to say that “we are raising the true love of our lives in a wonderful partnership – our beautiful son and his hamster.”

Van Houten also used Pearce’s Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for “The Brutalist” as an opportunity to show that the two still have a good relationship. In her Instagram story, she shared a photo of her ex-partner and wrote that she was “proud” of him.