Sally Field And Other Women From Burt Reynolds' Past Have Revealed Their True Feelings For The Macho Star

There are many great Hollywood romances. Not all of them, however, end in happy and enduring marriages. This was certainly the case for Burt Reynolds and Sally Field, whose relationship was complicated but endlessly fascinating. And after Reynolds passed away in September 2018, Field wasn't the only woman to release a statement about the late actor and her true feelings toward him.

A talked-about star

Of course, Reynolds was once one of the biggest film stars around. In the ’70s he appeared in a string of hit movies, including Smokey and the Bandit and Deliverance. He even earned an Oscar nomination for his role in 1997’s Boogie Nights. As the saying goes, men wanted to be him, and women wanted to be with him.

Ladies' man

And during the prime of his career in the '70s and early '80s, Reynolds dated a slew of women. This only solidified his reputation as one of Hollywood's biggest sex symbols — even when he was without the famous mustache.

Prominent girlfriends

At one time or another, for example, Reynolds was romantically linked to singer Dinah Shore and French actress Catherine Deneuve. He also dated Farrah Fawcett and Goldie Hawn. But there was something different about his relationship with Sally Field.

Teen star

When Sally Field first met Burt Reynolds in the mid-1970s, she was known for her memorable performances in the television sitcoms The Flying Nun and Gidget — and a career-making turn in Sybil. The spirited Field seemed like an unlikely fit for the manly Reynolds.