Carice van Houten is setting the record straight about her relationship with Guy Pearce.
The Game of Thrones actress took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 22, to confirm that she and Pearce, 57, have not been together “for years.” The revelation comes after Pearce recently described ex-wife Kate Mestitz as the “greatest love” of his life.
“I don’t usually engage in discussions about my personal life, but because of a number of conclusions in the media last week regarding my relationship with Guy, I wanted to make something clear,” van Houten, 48, wrote alongside a photo of her and Pearce.
She continued, “He and I are great friends and love each other very much, but we haven’t been a ‘couple’ for years. (Sorry not to mention it earlier.)”
“I am, however, very proud to say we are in a wonderful partnership raising the true love of our lives — our beautiful son and his hamster. The end,” van Houten concluded, referring to the couple’s son, Monte.
In an interview with The Guardian published on Saturday, January 18, Pearce made an admission about his relationship with his ex-wife.
2025 kicked off with a slew of celebrity breakups. Two months after first sparking split rumors, Jessica Simpson announced that she and Eric Johnson had called it quits after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” she told Us Weekly in a January 13 […]
“My ex-wife, Kate, was the greatest love of my life, but I’ve moved on from her now and the greatest love of my life is my child, Monte,” the Brutalist actor said.
While opening up about his “biggest disappointment,” Pearce said he “felt like I messed up my marriage.” He added, “I don’t feel that way anymore, but at the time I was devastated.”
Pearce and Mestitz, 58, met in 1980 when they attended Geelong College in Australia and tied the knot in 1997. In January 2015, the couple shared that they had parted ways.
“Kate and I will always love and support one another and be the best of friends,” Pearce said in a statement at the time. “No one knows me like Kate does, and we’ll forever be appreciative of our mutual respect. We’ve both grown enormously through our relationship, but sadly, the time has come to part ways.”
Pearce moved on with van Houten — best known for playing Game of Thrones’ Melisandre — and the couple welcomed son Monte in 2016. “A cute little package arrived and told us his name’s Monte Pearce. We think we’re gonna keep him. Placenta smoothie anyone?” Pearce wrote via X in 2016, tagging van Houten.
