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Pierce Brosnan recalls what would leave him humiliated

Pierce Brosnan worked with Meryl Streep who revealed what the former was terrified of

Published May 01, 2026
Pierce Brosnan recalls what would leave him humiliated
Pierce Brosnan recalls what would leave him humiliated

Pierce Brosnan was terrified about running into Daniel Craig while he was making Mamma Mia!

The Devil Wears Prada 2 actress Meryl Streep has opened up about filming the 2008 ABBA movie-musical at Pinewood Studios in the UK explaining her co-star - who played James Bond in four films between 1995 and 2002.

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Speaking about filming in the UK during a particularly raining summer, Meryl explained the whole cast had a great time apart from Pierce.

In an interview with Vanity Fair magazine uploaded on YouTube, she said, "[ Mamma Mia!] was shot in the historically rainiest summer London had ever experienced.”

"We were shooting in Pinewood Studios. All the towns around us, including Oxford, were underwater, were flooded. It was the worst weather,” she added.

Meryl continued, "And we would go to work, open the door to the great big Pinewood Studios and it would be Greece and sunshine and girls in bathing suits. And you know, it was ridiculous. It was complete fantasy and so, so, so much fun."

"Except for Pierce. We were shooting in the James Bond studio and he was so afraid when he was walking to set in his Spandex... that he would run into Daniel Craig, who was playing Bond at the time, and he would be humiliated,” The Devil Wears Prada star recalled.

Meryl concluded of her experience, "It was so much fun. Made some great friends, lifelong friends, on that movie. I loved it."

Currently, Meryl Streep is busy promoting her new movie The Devil Wears Prada 2 and has been happy to share anecdotes from her lengthy career, but she recently insisted will never lift the lid on her life in a memoir because it would wouldn't be interesting enough.

During an appearance on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live, she said of a memoir about herself, "Nope. Too boring," before adding: "Well seriously, kind of, yeah."

Sadaf Naushad
Sadaf Naushad is a Journalist and Neurochemistry master's graduate with over four years of experience. Leveraging her scientific background, she specialises in celebrity wellness, mental health, and the psychology of lifestyle trends, bridging the gap between science and pop culture to provide expert insight into global icons' well-being.
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