She was a star of American cinema, he was a renowned cinematographer from Poland. In 1994, during the awards gala, Holly Hunter celebrated winning the statuette for the main role in “The Piano” by Jane Campion. In turn, Janusz Kamiński received an award from the American Film Academy for his cinematography in the cult Steven Spielberg film. The two celebrated their success at a party held immediately after the event, which is where they met for the first time.
This is how the Polish cameraman met Holly Hunter. After only a year of dating, they got married
Hunter had already caught Kamiński’s eye, as he mentioned during one of his conversations with . The director didn’t think long and decided to get to know them. – Hello Holly, this is Janusz, my operator. I’m crazy about you – tell her right from the start. Kamiński did not hide his embarrassment, but the actress was clearly happy with this confession. They had a short conversation, after which each of them went their separate ways.
However, the operator couldn’t stop thinking about her and decided that he would attend all the events he attended, even if there was a slight chance that he would see her again. And so it happened, and all the “accidental” meetings made them become closer and closer. They quickly became a couple and after only a year of dating, they got married.
The betrayal ended Hunter’s marriage to Kamiński. A scandal broke out
Although Hunter and Kamiński were considered a harmonious and happy couple, their relationship was not idyllic at all. After a few months, they stopped getting along, but they still had a passionate feeling that motivated them to fight for their relationship. However, this changed in the early 2000s, when it came to light that the actress had cheated on the cameraman with another man and was expecting his child. Kamiński found out about it when she was already 5 months pregnant. Devastated, he kicked her out of their shared home and filed for divorce, which was formalized in 2001, after 6 years of marriage.
The famous couple’s breakup was the subject of media attention all over the world. It soon came to light that Hunter was dating Gordon MacDonald, whom she met on the set of “By The Dog of Cats”. However, it was not difficult to discover it, because the couple decided to continue their relationship and are still together today, raising their children together. In turn, Kamiński, three years after the divorce, started a relationship with reporter Rebecca Rankin, whom he married, but they broke up after six years. Since then, he has protected his privacy and does not talk about the details of his life in the media.
Source: Gazeta
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