On one degree, the 13-year dating between director Tim Burton and The Crown actress Helena Bonham Carter was the perfect pairing of two consummate pros. On another stage, it was a unusual, off-the-wall house where anything could (and did) occur. The pressure between the two worlds made for a captivating courting, to say the least.
Believe it or no longer, but English actress Helena Bonham Carter already had a reputation as a homewrecker when she met quirky director Tim Burton on the set of his 2001 film Planet of the Apes. Tim's then-live-in lover actress Lisa Marie was also in the film.
When Burton dumped Lisa in desire of the quirky Bonham Carter, Lisa were given her own again in a big manner. More of that later.
Burton and Bonham Carter famously had adjoining houses, it seems that choosing never to marry, but having two youngsters together, Nell and Billy.
The couple was once all loved-up, certain. But in addition they made motion pictures, a lot of movies, in combination, continuously along with Burton's then-go-to actor Johnny Depp.
They appeared like the easiest couple, dwelling lifestyles on their own phrases. Togetherness, but now not an excessive amount of of it was the byword of their dating.
And then in 2014, after 13 years together, they introduced an "amicable" cut up. Burton moved on to a Bond Girl and Bonham Carter has apparently proven a style for boy toys.
So, let's have a look at what really went on between Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton.
Homewrecker Meets 'Planet Of The Apes'
Back in the Nineties, actor/director Kenneth Branaugh was once married to the English actress Emma Thompson. Then he met Helena Bonham Carter and it was once goodbye, Emma. Bonham Carter were given plenty of unhealthy press for that little transfer. Still, she and Branaugh had been in combination from 1995 to 1999.
Then in 2001, Helena is solid as a good-ape named Ari in Tim Burton's model of Planet of the Apes.
The simplest thing was once Burton's live-in lover, the blonde actress Lisa Marie was additionally within the film. Awkward, we bet.
Some say the affair between Burton and Bonham Carter began even earlier than the movie wrapped. In any match, Burton quickly dumped Lisa Marie in choose of the quirky Helena. Lisa's response? She auctioned off the entirety of Tim's that he had left in the back of when he moved out of the house they shared. He was once up in arms about it!
Moving On: Making Movies And Having Children Together
But that was once in 2005. And by that time he and Bonham Carter had a son Billy, who were born in 2003 and had made four films together, together with Corpse Bride and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Burton's go-to actor of the time, Johnny Depp.
From 2001 through 2016 they made some nine films together. In most of them, Bonham Carter played a crazy b***h. Her biggest star turn was in Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016). In both those movies, she played the witchy Red Queen to perfection. She even had her own camera to give her features and body an almost cartoon-like appearance.
Two Houses Are Better Than One
The thing about the couple that seemed to fascinate people was the fact that Tim Burton bought the house next door to Helena's small home in the Belsize Park suburb of London. In 2007, daughter Nell came along. So Tim's place was the family home and Helena's smaller place was her retreat.
Some people thought it a little weird, which it probably was, but it suited the couple. So, what right has anyone got to criticize?
Helena told The Telegraph: "We just have two homes knocked in combination as a result of mine used to be too small. We see as much of each other as any couple, but our courting is enhanced by way of figuring out we have our private area to retreat to... Tim does snore, and that’s a component." Helena kept both the houses when she and Burton parted ways.
And another very good reason for Helena hanging onto her own little house? Since they have split up, we have also learned that Helena values her privacy. She has called the "divorce" painful, but soon realized the fact that the couple had agreed joint-custody meant that she got whole "time off".
Talking of custody, with all the films the three had done together, some people joked that they wondered which of the couple would get custody of Johnny Depp!
And Now?
Apparently, Burton and Bonham Carter have remained on good terms. A year after the split, Helena said: "I could write a thesis on what's happened and it is all-absorbing when a courting breaks down, however I believe we are coming thru it. I believe we'll have one thing very treasured nonetheless."
And both have moved on. As of 2019, Burton was dating Bond Girl Eva Green. We should mention she is 22-years younger than he is. And Helena? Not to be outdone, she's dating writer Rye Dag Holmboe who, wait for it, is 22-years younger than she is! According to heavy.com, she calls him an "old soul" and says that being romantic and sexy without the fear of having children is so totally awesome. Typical Helena, we think.
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