The Bodyguard: Were Costner and Houston Secretly in Love?

Written By Dara Singh

[{"selector":"#anim-2a3ce051-0ca3-4d40-b222-5060a580260e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Costner handpicked Houston for the role despite her lack of acting experience, suggesting he saw something special in her.

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[{"selector":"#anim-a331810c-f518-420a-b063-a9a2f8efdd14 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(22.16149158323218%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-954ebfa9-0c95-48d5-8822-b6df41a2eed0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-707f47bf-7229-4785-b355-9e656fec8a8d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 122.78719%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Costner was reportedly one of the only people able to get Houston into rehab, implying a special connection.

[{"selector":"#anim-66687fef-751d-4e6c-b4b6-1cc3458b66a8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-19.467829622839318%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45781950-9bb2-4bda-980b-432437354196","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-549797e1-5d39-406c-8e28-cb0d12763672","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 123.45679%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Did Houston leave a piece of her heart in Costner's hands during The Bodyguard filming? Their bond suggests so.

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