Doesn’t it look obvious when one marries own’s childhood sweetheart, and their married life lasts long? But it might appear as a rare case as it does not fit well for all the individuals.
Just like that, this rare case appeared in the married life of actor Guy Pearce. He wasn’t lucky enough like others. Despite the failed relationship with his ex-wife, Guy Pearce seems to be starting a new life and not to mention that he found someone.
Skeptics might have some questions regarding his personal life which could be like; Who is his new partner? What’s the reason to end his married life with his childhood sweetheart? So without any further ado let’s jump into this short read to explore more of Aussie actor Guy Pearce along with some of his wiki facts and net worth details.
Divorce! Who is the new partner?
The actor Guy Pearce is famous for portraying the role of Mike Young in the Australian television series ‘Neighbours.’ Capturing a lot of attention, he has fans all around the world who would like to know about his personal life too.
Well, the actor is way past his previous married life. As of now, his new partner is Carice van Houten, and they have been together since the year 2015. Guy Pearce partner, Carice is also an actress, famous for her role as Red Priestess Melissandre in the hit drama ‘Game of Thrones.’
Regarding children, Guy, and his partner Carice share their first child, a son named Monte. Not long ago the two got spotted in an outing with their child.
Moreover, Guy announced the welcoming of their first child via Twitter.
A cute little package arrived and told us his name's Monte Pearce. We think we're gonna keep him. Placenta smoothie anyone? @caricevhouten
— Guy Pearce (@TheGuyPearce) August 29, 2016
Since the birth of their child, Guy Pearce and partner Carice van Houten started keeping their personal life a bit low key but his partner Carice sometimes posts about parenthood on her Twitter account.
Guy and Charice first publicly announced their relationship in 2015 and later on confirmed that she was pregnant with his first child in March 2016.
Guy Pearce does not shy from the PDA moment with girlfriend Charice, and on the visit to exercise therapy clinic in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Guy got caught kissing his pregnant girlfriend, Charice.
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Married and Divorce:
Moving on to the actor’s previous relationship, Guy broke his 18 years of relationship with his last wife, Kate Mestiz, and divorced each other.
After revealing the divorce Guy assured his fans saying he is relatively happy. Besides, he also said that he felt right for his decision.
‘My life was shaken up fairly majorly last year but I think I generally feel all right, probably just because the more time you spend on this planet the more you can deal with things that come out of the blue’.
In October of 2015, Guy declared his split with his psychologist ex-wife, Kate through Twitter. He says, ‘
Rumours r true I’m afraid – Kate and I parted ways back in Jan, (sic)’
he wrote, adding:
Sorry 2 be boring but we couldn’t be closer. We’ll love each other 4 ever xx.’
And as a tribute to his childhood sweetheart, he wrote:
‘Kate and I will always love and support one another and be the best of friends.’
He added,
‘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.’
Guy Pearce and wife Kate Mestiz married in 1997 when they were just 17 after meeting at Geelong College. The duo doesn’t share any children. Before dating each other, Guy and Kate went ten years without seeing each other, according to ‘The Saturday Paper.’
Guy Pearce Wiki Facts:
Australian actor as well as a musician, Guy Pearce was born on 5 October 1967, in Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK. Currently, Guy Pearce age is 50 with a tall height of 1.79m.
Guy Pearce is the son of the parents Anne Pearce (mother), a schoolteacher specializing in needlework and Stuart Pearce (father 1932–1976), an RAF Squadron leader. He has a sister named Tracy Pearce.
Guy attended a local private school called Geelong College. He was a member of the Geelong Society of Dramatic Arts (GSODA) Junior Players.
Guy Pearce Net Worth
At his age of 20, Guy performed in his first movie, Heaven Tonight (1990). Other than that he made an appearance in the film like L.A. Confidential (1997), The Proposition (2005), The Hurt Locker (2008) and The King’s Speech (2010).
Apart from movies his performances in the TV shows like ‘When We Rise’ (2017), ‘Mildred Pierce’ (2011), and Jack Irish (since 2016). Anyway, the actor and musician, Guy Pearce has an estimated net worth of $16 million.