Kevin Costner Details How Princess Diana Almost Starred in 'Bodyguard' Sequel

Did you know Princess Diana almost starred in the The Bodyguard sequel?

The original 1992 film’s star, Kevin Costner, 64, made the revelation in a new interview with People.

Diana‘s role would have been similar to Whitney Houston’s.

“Sarah [Ferguson, aka "Fergie"] was really important,” Kevin explained. “I always respect Sarah because she’s the one that set up the conversation between me and Diana. She was the one that set it up, and she never said, ‘Well, what about me? I’m a princess too.’ She was just so supportive of the idea.”

“I just remember [Diana] being incredibly sweet on the phone, and she asked the question, she goes, ‘Are we going to have like a kissing scene?’” Kevin continued. “She said it in a very respectful way. She was nervous because her life was very governed. And I said, ‘Yeah, there’s going to be a little bit of that, but we can make that okay too.’”

Kevin previously revealed, in a 2012 interview for Anderson Cooper’s talk show, Anderson, that the sequel would have focused on his Bodyguard character, Frank Farmer, “protecting Diana’s character from paparazzi and stalkers before their relationship turned romantic.”

Kevin Costner obtained the script for the sequel in August 1997, the day before Princess Diana tragically died in a car crash in Paris.

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