READ NEXT: Charmed and Soap star Rebecca Balding dies aged 73 after private cancer battleThe Thorn Birds was incredibly successful, in fact, it was the second highest-rated miniseries of all time in the US.
Bryan, 75, said: “It’s amazing to think Rachel and I have been married almost 40 years.“You cannot underestimate how huge the show was all over the world.
I will always be more grateful to it for my 40-year marriage and family.”He also told the Daily Mirror that he used to fancy her on set and read her palm - and even predicted she would have three children.
Though neither knew at that stage it would be with each other! Bryan is currently starring in a mystery drama on Acorn TV called Darby and Joan, opposite Greta Scacchi.He also spoke about all the pressure on Rachel, 64, during The Thorn Birds - she beat the likes of Kim Basinger, Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Newton-John to the role of Meggie.
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