Published: 00:17 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 00:37 BST, 28 August 2026
She previously described her separation from long-term partner Tim Burton as 'transformative' and 'cruel'.
But after 'grieving' the end of her relationship with the father of her two children, Helena Bonham Carter went on to find love with art historian Rye Dag Holmboe, a man 21 years her junior, after a 'chance' meeting at a mutual friend's wedding.
The actress, 60, has been in a relationship with her 'old soul' lover, 38, since 2018, but despite the romance going from strength to strength, she has stood firm on her vow to never marry.
Helena and Rye looked the image of domestic bliss as they were pictured enjoying a romantic stroll in Hampstead, north London, earlier this week.
Although they appeared happier than ever, Sweeney Todd star Helena has explained she will never tie the knot because she can't make an 'unhealthy' promise to be with someone forever.
Speaking about her relationship with Rye in December, Helena confessed: 'I mean, we're not meant to be forever.
'And I've never actually gotten married because I can't say those [words], I can't honestly make that promise because I just don't think it's a healthy one.'
Inside Helena Bonham Carter's 'happy accident' toyboy romance with Rye Dag Holmboe after the pair looked the image of domestic bliss as they were pictured enjoying a romantic stroll in Hampstead, north London, earlier this week
The actress previously described her separation from long-term partner Tim Burton as 'transformative' and 'cruel' (pictured with Tim in 2010)
The smitten couple first locked eyes at a wedding both of them almost didn't attend.
She told The Guardian of their meeting: 'A totally random thing, which both of us nearly didn't go to, so it was one of those moments that was so chance and ended up determining so much.
'A really happy accident, and it's an amazing thing. I can't say much about Rye, because he's a psychoanalyst, so he needs his anonymity.'
The couple went public with their romance the following year, five years after she split from her long-term partner, director Tim, 68.
The actress had admitted it was time to find love again when she realised she was 'bored' of grieving her former relationship.
