DIY VIRAL
By the time he turned 70, Kevin Costner remember late Whitney Houston.
On Saturday, January 18, Costner celebrated his 70th trip around the sun by sharing a throwback photo via Instagram story about himself and the deceased singer during filming in 1992 Bodyguard. Both starred in the romantic thriller, which received two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song in 1993.
“This photo reminds me how lucky I am to have another birthday,” said The Yellowstone the star wrote. “We lost such a light when we lost Whitney.”
The photo was originally shared via Houston's Instagram, which is now managed by her estate, in honor of Costner's birthday. “Happy birthday to Kevin Costner!” inscription read. “Behind the scenes photo from Bodyguard with Kevin, Whitney and Elaine LaVarWhitney's hair stylist for the movie.
Costner has previously been open about the love he still has for Huston, who died in 2012 at the age of 48. “I loved her — it's not like this giant secret — so I knew she had to be the one,” he said. June 2024 episode of the Armchair Expert podcast.
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At the time, Costner, who also produced the film, recalled it Bodyguard director Mick Jackson was “afraid” of Houston, so the actor “started bossing her around” on set. The actor said he had to advise the singer “not to bring an entourage” during the making of the film.
“And I wasn't trying to usurp my director, but I had made a promise to her, not to insult her,” Costner continued, noting that he had promised Huston that the film would do well in theaters despite its poor reception during test screenings. .
“I always kept my promise to her,” he said. “(I said): “I will take care of you if there is someone important to you” – it turned out Robin Crawford — I said: 'Let's take Robin to you.' And that's how we started.”
He added: “I don't know what it was, but we had a moment and I realized that the world had a higher idea of who we were, so I basically accepted it. I was her imaginary bodyguard“.
Since her death, Dances with Wolves the alum has been open about his heritage and was among the many friends and loved ones who spoke in her honor at her funeral service in 2012.
“Whitney is coming home today to the place where it all began,” he told mourners at the time. “And I urge all of us, inside and outside, across the country and around the world, to dry our tears, to hold back our grief, and perhaps our anger, just long enough to remember Whitney's sweet miracle.”
“Get off, Whitney, go,” he continued. “Accompanied by an army of angels to your heavenly father, and singing before him, don't worry… you'll be good enough.”
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