The Truth About Helena Bonham Carter's Relationship With Tim Burton

Publish date: 2024-05-04

Helena Bonham Carter has remained quite silent about her break-up with her baby daddy, Tim Burton. This is fairly unexpected given how upfront she is about such a lot of things. This includes the time she had some very choice words about a few of her costars. But the Crown star (who has some connections to royalty herself) hasn't long past all-that public about her 2015 separation from the famed Batman, Beetlejuice, and Big Fish director.

Recently, Helena Bonham Carter has given us some new knowledge about her relationship with Tim, their 2014 break-up, their paintings collaborations, and the relationship they shared for 13 years, and the youngsters they had in combination.

To say that their relationship was unconventional can be an understatement... So, let's dig into it slightly and be informed about what drove them aside.

The Couple Met On 'Planet Of The Apes' And Led An Unconventional Life

According to Vanity Fair, Helena and Tim met on the set of Planet of the Apes in 2001. During the filming of the film, the two fell hard for each and every different. Tim used to be in a relationship at the time and issues turned into mighty messy when he determined to go away her.

While Tim and Helena have been in combination for a wholesome 13 years and had two kids together, they determined not to marry. Marriage just wasn't for them, even though they never went public with why.

They also famously lived in two adjacent properties. The two spaces had little design consistency. In fact, one area had Helena's aesthetic, and the different had Tim's. She claimed that her space gave the impression of one thing out of Beatrix Potter while Tim's had Oompa Loompas, skeletons, and slime balls laying round.

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"We just have two houses knocked together because mine was too small," Helena informed The Telegraph. "We see as much of each other as any couple, but our relationship is enhanced by knowing we have our personal space to retreat to... Tim does snore, and that’s an element. We’ve tried lots of remedies that don’t work. He has a deviated septum and doesn’t want an operation."

The Mystery Behind Their Break-Up

The completed actor, who just released Enola Holmes on Netflix, just lately shed some light on how she, Tim, and their two children, Nell and Billy, are adjusting to their new life.

According to The Daily Mail, Helena mentioned that she has had to regulate not to having her youngsters round her all of the time. The complete process of shared custody was in reality difficult for her and the complete circle of relatives.

'The cruelty of divorce is ordinary. But then you get to some extent where you're like, oh, I am getting this week off! Some parts are very a lot to be advisable."

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When asked about why exactly she and Tim split, Helena had this to say:

“Oh, I can’t talk about that. Good try, though! I have a responsibility to the children not to talk about it. As well as to Tim, I respect him. But I didn’t leave, put it that way. Although I will say this in the positive sense: I do think there’s a point where people fit for a certain time, sometimes, and if you can, you recognize that you’ve given what you can, and you’re going to stop each other from evolving, and if you can afford it, well… So. I was reluctant at first, let’s say.”

Working With Tim Drove A Huge Wedge Into Their Relationship

In October 2020, Helena shared an authentic perspective about working with her now-ex-partner. Of course, given the fact that she and Tim made many movies together, Helena has spoken about what it's like to work with a romantic partner many times. However, this time, she had gained a little more distance from it all.

She was asked about it during an interview with Louis Theroux and BBC Sounds.

"Working with Tim?" Helena started, after being asked about what it was like to work with him. "It so is determined by the characters. And it will depend on the relationship you may have as working partners. On Planet of the Apes, after we weren't in combination, he was fantastically respectful. And he's. And he is a pleasure to work with."

But the two of them came into some conflict while filming 2007's Sweeney Todd.

"We were both out of our depth. I'd by no means sung before and he'd by no means finished a musical. And it's that classic factor when you take the pressure out on the person who you recognize easiest. And we truly did not get on on that one. Amazingly, I were given pregnant. But let's now not go into that."

All of this was a very big change from their relationship at home where Helena basically ran everything. She even said that he nicknamed her "Chief". Tim was happy to abdicate making decisions at home since his entire job is based around decision making. But the two definitely had a power struggle on set as time went on.

"I kind of felt that I needed to change into a Geisha lady a little bit on set. Be very conscious about what I stated as a result of he is an excessively sensitive guy. And he wants to have a transparent thoughts. I believe on some degree, I used to be a hindrance to his focus. He's a hilarious man. And we had numerous laughs. But there have been instances when working in combination was once no longer harmonious."

Helena said that they weren't very argumentative as a couple except on Sweeney. And this made things very awkward for Johnny Depp who was the lead in the movie.

There's Immense Positivity Between Them Nowadays

Unlike many separated or divorced couples, Helena and Tim have found their peace.

“I could write a thesis on what’s happened,” Helena said in an interview with Red. “But I think we’re coming through it, and I think we’ll have something very precious still. Our relationship was always somewhat special, and I think it’ll always remain special.”

Then Helena added, “We did find each other. And really, the mark of a successful relationship shouldn’t be whether you’re there forever after. Sometimes you’re not meant to be forever together. Sometimes you have to come to terms with the fact that that was it. But that was a gift, a massive gift. We gave each other children and a lot more else.”

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