Emma Thompson revealed that she was “utterly blind” to her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh’s affairs with actresses like Helena Bonham Carter.

“I was utterly, utterly blind to the fact that he had relationships with other women on set,” she told The New Yorker. “What I learned was how easy it is to be blinded by your own desire to deceive yourself.”

Thompson and Branagh first met on the set of the series Fortunes of War, and they were married from 1989 to 1995. In 1994, Branagh began a relationship with Bonham Carter while they filmed the Frankenstein movie together.

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To make matters even messier, Bonham Carter and Thompson had previously worked together in 1992 on their film, Howards End.

Branagh’s relationships with other women and the end of their marriage understandably took a huge toll on Thompson’s mental health after the fact.

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