Guy Pearce has spoken candidly about the turmoil he went through after splitting with his ex-wife Kate Mestitz.
Speaking to The Herald Sun about his new album, The Nomad, on Saturday, Guy said: ‘When I started writing the songs I was literally sitting over the piano crying, crying and crying for hours at night, drinking, playing chords over and over.’
The 50-year-old actor added: ‘I should have called it [the new album] The Catharsis.’
‘She’s the most adorable woman in the world’: Neighbours icon Guy Pearce reveals he’ll love ex-wife Kate Mestitz ‘forever’ and was ‘sitting over the piano crying for hours’ after they split
Guy split with his wife of 18 years in 2015.
In May, the Neighbours actor revealed the breakup with Kate triggered suicidal thoughts.
While recording his new album, though, Guy realised his affection for his first wife wasn’t going to change and he dedicated The Nomad to her.
Healing: In an interview about his new album on Saturday, Guy said he turned to music to pull him out of his emotional turmoil spurred by the collapse of his marriage
Some things never change: Guy learned early in the recording process that despite his relationship with Kate running its course, his feelings were never going to change
‘She’s the most adorable woman in the world, so how can I not love her forever?’ Guy told the Herald Sun.
The Neighbours found happiness again soon after completing The Nomad, meeting Dutch Game Of Thrones star, Carice van Houten, 41, while filming 2016 film Brimstone.
And in August of that year, Carice and Guy welcomed their first child, Monte, 1.
Dedication: Ultimately, it justified his decision to dedicate the album to those memories, explaining: ‘She’s the most adorable woman in the world, so how can I not love her forever?’
The couple announced the birth of their baby via Twitter, with Guy posting: ‘A cute little package arrived and told us his name’s Monte Pearce. We think we’re gonna keep him.’
Guy and Kate were childhood sweethearts and married in March 1997.
Although he has since revealed that he split with Kate in January 2015, it was not confirmed until October that year.
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Happiness 2.0: Guy found happiness soon after he’d poured his heart out on the ten tracks in The Nomad. While filming 2016 film Brimstone, he met Dutch Game Of Thrones star Carice, 41
Then there were three: In August 2016, Carice and Guy welcomed their first child, Monte