Michael Sheen Revisits Relationships With Hollywood Stars

Michael Sheen's personal history with several prominent actresses has received renewed attention as the Welsh actor appears among the 21 contestants in Celebrity Traitors, with reports examining his relationships before his current partnership.

According to WalesOnline, Sheen's career spans around 30 years, including work in Good Omens, Quiz, Frost/Nixon and The Queen. His public relationships have included Kate Beckinsale, Rachel McAdams and Sarah Silverman.

Sheen and Beckinsale began dating in 1995 after meeting during a stage production of The Seagull. The pair welcomed daughter Lily Mo Sheen in 1999 and later appeared together in the 2002 film Underworld before separating in 2003.

Discussing the breakup, Sheen said on Changes With Annie Macmanus that the separation affected his life in the United States while he tried to remain close to his daughter.

"Going through that experience of a relationship breaking down and having a young child, and then because of my daughter and her mum living in another country, having to make a life in a new place whilst going through that whole experience which is difficult enough. I had no work visa to stay in America, so every time I left, I had to go back to Britain. I never knew if I would be allowed to come back in again.

So, I ended up having to get work in Britain because I wasn't really getting any work in America. It really made me question certain things about myself." Sheen said.

Beckinsale later described their relationship as friendly, saying they remained close after their separation. She said the pair had maintained a positive connection despite ending their romantic relationship.

"It’s so normal for us. We split up ages ago. We have not been together for far longer than we were ever together." Beckinsale said.

She added that their bond remained strong after their time together.

"But I really love him and like him and we make each other roar with laughter." Beckinsale said.

Sheen later dated Rachel McAdams after the two met while working on Midnight in Paris. According to WalesOnline, they separated in 2013 after having different expectations about their future.

Sarah Silverman and Sheen began their relationship in 2014 after meeting on Masters of Sex. Their four-year relationship ended in 2017, with Silverman later explaining that distance between the United States and United Kingdom contributed to the split.

"He moved back to the U.K. and his life is really there and my life is really not there, but I love him to pieces." Silverman said.

Silverman also addressed the breakup publicly, saying it was not caused by a conflict between them.

"No fight. We just live in different countries & it got hard. Felt we should just tell y’all so u stop askin, 'How's Michael/How's Sarah?'" Silverman said.

Sheen later explained that political commitments influenced the direction of their lives after the relationship ended.

"After the Brexit vote, and the election where Trump became president, we both felt in different ways we wanted to get more involved. That led to her doing her show I Love You, America, and it led to me wanting to address the issues that I thought led some people to vote the way they did about Brexit, in the area I come from and others like it." Sheen said.

He continued that their shared motivations ultimately led them toward separate paths.

"We both had very similar drives, and yet to act on those drives pulled us in different directions — because she is American and I’m Welsh." Sheen said.