{"id":2236060,"date":"2026-01-15T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2236060"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:17:21","slug":"helena-bonham-carter-makes-rare-comments-on-tim-burton-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/helena-bonham-carter-makes-rare-comments-on-tim-burton-split\/","title":{"rendered":"Helena Bonham Carter makes rare comments on Tim Burton split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"b55ed4a5-1664-4bfd-bbd7-3578f59106e3\">Helena Bonham Carter is very selective about the acting roles she takes on, which is why it&#8217;s exciting that she has a starring role in the upcoming Netflix adaptation, <em>Agatha Christie&#8217;s Seven Dials<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Released on January 15, the actress portrays Lady Caterham, a gender-swapped character from the original 1929 novel, in the three-episode series.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"b55ed4a5-1664-4bfd-bbd7-3578f59106e3-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">While she carefully chooses her television roles, she&#8217;s also guarded about the information she puts out into the world about her private life.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ahead of the release of her new show, Helena has candidly spoken about her &#8220;transformative&#8221; split from Tim Burton, and how important her friends were when the relationship broke down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The pair were together for 13 years, after meeting in 2001 on the set of <em>Planet of the Apes<\/em>. They didn&#8217;t marry and announced their split in 2014. They share two children, Billy and Nell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Appearing on an episode of the <em>Fashion Neurosis<\/em> podcast, Helena shared the reasons she chose not to marry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We&#8217;re not meant to be forever,&#8221; she says, adding, &#8220;I&#8217;ve never actually got married because I can&#8217;t honestly make that promise, because I just don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a healthy one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-CUL4VvbjTAamjTVbQWkrsZ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-CUL4VvbjTAamjTVbQWkrsZ slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"sXfUAxjqk8o\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-sXfUAxjqk8o\" data-yt-video-token=\"sXfUAxjqk8o\" title=\"Helena Bonham Carter on Prominent Bums, Androgyny, and Princess Margaret | Fashion Neurosis - YouTube\">\n<span class=\"youtube-video-title\">Helena Bonham Carter on Prominent Bums, Androgyny, and Princess Margaret | Fashion Neurosis &#8211; 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