Carrie Fisher Revealed in Her Memoir That She and Harrison Ford Had an Affair During 'Star Wars'

May 2024 · 3 minute read

The overdue Carrie Fisher alleged in her 2016 memoir, 'The Princess Diarist,' that she and co-star Harrison Ford had an affair. Here's the scoop.

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In Hollywood, some actors can not assist but take their onscreen chemistry off-screen. Whether they end up in relationships afterward or stay their secrets, the public from time to time catches a glimpse of what actors do at the back of closed doorways. Or, in the case of Carrie Fisher, divulge to the arena a surprising affair with her then-Star Wars co-star, Harrison Ford.

Before her demise, Carrie wrote a memoir known as The Princess Diarist. In it, she alleges that she and Harrison had a three-month affair at the Star Wars set in 1976. Keep reading for the whole thing you want to learn about their matter.

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Did Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford have an affair?

In her memoir The Princess Diarist, Carrie wrote that she and Harrison Ford had an affair at the first Star Wars movie set. At the time, Carrie used to be 19, and Harrison was a 33-year-old married father of two. "It was so intense," Carrie instructed People in 2016. "It was Han and Leia during the week, and Carrie and Harrison during the weekend."

People notes that Harrison was reportedly given a heads-up about the e book and received a draft. Carrie used to be inspired to write down the memoir after stumbling upon her 40-year-old journals, written during the filming of Star Wars in London.

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Carrie writes that she and Harrison first kindled their affair after a birthday party for George Lucas. She famous in her e-book that she used to be one among few women among the hard-drinking crew and had by no means tried alcohol before. According to The Verge, Carrie said that when the crew individuals teased her, she in an instant started taking photographs to suit in. When she changed into visibly drunk, a number of staff contributors tried to hustle her out of the birthday celebration "to get some air," and Harrison Ford came to her rescue.

"Pardon me," Carrie recalled Harrison announcing, "but the lady doesn't seem to be very aware of what she wants." A battle broke out, and Harrison whisked Carrie out of the chaos and right into a ready automobile. However, as soon as in the automobile, she wrote, he began making out with her.

"I looked over at Harrison. A hero's face — a few strands of hair fell over his noble, slightly furrowed brow," she added. "How could you ask such a shining specimen of a man to be satisfied with the likes of me?"

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According to Daily Mail, Carrie kept the affair secret from her circle of relatives. But as soon as she admitted the affair to the world, Carrie's mom, the overdue Debbie Reynolds, used to be instantly disappointed with her, causing Carrie to remorseful about bringing it up. "You're right. I shouldn't have told that story," Carrie reportedly said, according to her brother, Todd Fisher.

As of writing, Harrison has never spoken about the affair publicly, nor spoke back to requests for remark on the matter following the memoir's liberate.

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