I have made my peace with Helena Bonham Carter: Emma Thompson

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Last Updated : Nov 13 2013 | 8:40 AM IST
Emma Thompson has made her peace with Helena Bonham Carter whose alleged affair with Kenneth Branagh is widely believed to be the reason behind Thompson's divorce from the actor in 1995.
Speaking about the affair for the first time, Thompson said she and Bonham Carter shared many personality traits which may be why her ex-husband fell for both the women.
"That is - as Mike Nicholls (the film and theatre director) once said, and I've picked it up because I think it's such a wonderful phrase - all blood under the bridge. You can't hold on to anything like that," Thompson told the Sunday Times.
"It's pointless. I haven't got the energy for it. Helena and I made our peace years and years ago."
Thompson, 54, has spoken about how her divorce pushed her into depression.
The 'Sense And Sensibility' star believed Branagh, whom she married in 1987, was probably attracted to both the women because they are slightly similar.
"Oh we are. Being slightly mad and a bit fashion-challenged. Perhaps that's why Ken loved us both. She's a wonderful woman, Helena," she said.
Thompson and Branagh starred together in many successful films including 'Dead Again' and 'Much Ado About Nothing' but separated in 1995.
But it is believed that Branagh began an affair with Bonham Carter in 1994 while starring alongside her in 'Mary Shelley's Frankenstein', which he directed. Their relationship lasted until 1999.
Thompson is currently married to actor-producer Greg Wise.
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First Published: Nov 13 2013 | 8:40 AM IST

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