On January 18, Kevin Costner celebrated his 70th birthday by paying a poignant tribute to Whitney Houston, one of the greatest voices in the history of music.
Through a touching publication posted on his Instagram account, the actor shared a photo of him with the singer, taken on the set of the legendary film The Bodyguard in 1992.
This moving image, which shows the two stars at work on this romantic thriller that has become cult, comes from Whitney Houston’s Instagram account, now managed by her estate, reports People.
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“This photo reminds me how lucky I am to celebrate another birthday“, wrote the actor in the caption before adding: “We lost such a light when we lost Whitney“.
As a reminder, Whitney Houston, who played the role of Rachel Marron in the feature film by Mick Jackson, died on February 11, 2012 at the age of 48. The star was found unconscious by her bodyguards in the bathtub of suite 434 at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Californiawhere she was staying. His tragic death had a profound impact on the world of music and cinema, leaving a huge void in the industry.
Whitney Houston opens her heart about her addictions
In 2007, the performer of the hit I Will Always Love You had given a long interview to Oprah Winfrey. During this interview, she notably mentioned her addictions.
-“I would say thatbefore Bodyguard, it was still light. But after Bodyguard and once I had Krissy it started to get heavier“, she explained. “In fact, I was trying to hide my pain. And then I shot Where Are the Men Next? This album was huge too. Then there was The Pastor’s Wife. At that time, I was using every day… I was working and then, for a year or two, I was using every day… It didn’t make me happy. I was getting lost. My mom came and saw me do it twice and was like, ‘Okay, we don’t really know what’s going on, but something strange is happening.“
At the time, her husband, Bobby Brown, was no stranger to drinking. “We mixed our marijuana with speed. We didn’t do crack. We weren’t buying $20 packages. It cost us quite a bit. We bought kilos and kilos. We had a good stash to put all that stuff. But we didn’t smoke crack pipes. We haven’t gone that far“. Poignant revelations.
