As Jane Seymour, 72, goes public with her new beau, FEMAIL lays bare her BRUTAL romantic past – and the four failed nuptials, betrayal and infidelity that made her SWEAR OFF marriage forever

• The 72-year-old actress went Instagram official with John Zambetti this week 
• But the latest partnership comes after a long list of other failed romances
• Here, FEMAIL has laid bare the ups and downs of Jane’s tumultuous love life 

Jane Seymour may have finally found happiness with new beau John Zambetti – but it has been a very rocky road to get there. 

The 72-year-old actress went Instagram official with the guitarist earlier this week alongside a sun-soaked snap alongside the caption ‘I’ve never been happier.’

But the latest partnership comes after a long list of other failed romances for the English beauty.

She has been married four times before – to theatre director Michael Attenborough, artist Geoffrey Planer, manager David Flynn and actor James Keach – as well as enjoying a long-term romance with producer David Green.

Each was plagued with its own scandal from bankruptcy to infidelity but the star has never been one to dwell. 

The 72-year-old actress went Instagram official with the guitarist earlier this week alongside a sun-soaked snap alongside the caption ‘I’ve never been happier’ 

The mother-of-four previously said: ‘I’m simply not prepared to look back. It’s pointless, particularly when I have so much to be happy and thankful for. All my husbands have been great men. I loved them all.’

In her own words, the actress has described the high volume of her marriages as ‘frightening’, although she ultimately has no regrets about her romantic experiences over the years, despite noting that it was never her who ended the relationship, but rather her spouses.

To this day, Jane speaks highly of her former partners – although she has confessed that the heartbreak she suffered during each of her unions ultimately led her to swear off marriage once and for all. 

‘The number of marriages is frightening but the explanation of all of them is perfectly rational,’ she told Hello! in a recent interview. 

‘When the marriage was good, it was great and I never ended any of them. I was having a career and they found somebody else while I was busy working, I think a bit of that went on. 

In her own words, the actress has described the high volume of her marriages as ‘frightening’, although she ultimately has no regrets about her romantic experiences

‘But with the men who are the fathers of my children, even though the marriage ends, the parenting never ends. You created life and you have these beautiful children that are a big part of your life.’

Jane has noted that her fame may well have been to blame for the breakdown of at least a few of her relationships over the years – a bitter pill to swallow for a woman who has achieved so much throughout her Hollywood career. 

‘It’s no fun to break up in marriage, but at different times in your life, you are looking for different things,’ she continued in her Hello! interview. ‘And it can be hard to be married to somebody that is working a lot, that is out there being recognized.’

Here, FEMAIL has laid bare the ups and downs of Jane’s tumultuous love life as it seems she has finally found the one.  

1971 to 1973: She married Michael Attenborough ‘too soon’ after tying the knot aged 20

Jane met first husband Michael Attenborough while appearing in his father Richard’s 1969 production Oh! What A Lovely War in what was her film debut at the age of 17.

Michael reportedly asked if she liked the theatre and, after receiving an encouraging response, took the opportunity to fill her diary with play dates.  

She tied the knot with the theater director in 1971 when she was just 20 years old and has since reflected that the she married ‘too soon.’

Previously giving advice, the former Bond girl mused: ‘I’d tell my younger self not to get married so early. 

Jane believes that she married theatre director Michael Attenborough ‘too soon’ after the tying the knot aged just 20

‘When I was 20 we got married. And when I was 21 we got divorced. I perfected the art of getting married too soon.’ 

In 1973, Jane’s career was catapulted to new heights following her stint as a Bond girl – tarot card-wielding Solitaire – in Live And Let Die alongside Roger Moore.

She said: ‘I had a big crush on Roger Moore from watching The Saint, so to be making out with him as a Bond girl in Live And Let Die was pretty wild.’ 

But that same year, she and Michael divorced.

She previously told The Times: ‘I got the Bond film and he was working in the theatre and he sort of decided that wasn’t the world he wanted and he met someone else…’

‘He scribbled in someone else’s diary, yes. A nice way of putting it. Without warning.’ 

In 1973, Jane’s career was catapulted to new heights following her stint as a Bond girl in Live And Let Die alongside Roger Moore 

But, despite their union only being brief, Jane has since insisted that there is no ill feeling between the former couple. 

She reiterated: ‘I think Michael and I realized we were too young. We grew up together. I grew up with his sisters. We all shared rooms together. 

‘And we’re still very close friends.’

She also still has a lot of love for Michael’s father, who died in 2014, stating: ‘He was my mentor and a very important part of my life. I miss him terribly and I’m still very friendly with the rest of the family.

‘They invited me to Westminster Abbey for his memorial service and I sat with all our mutual friends and family right at the front.’

1977 to 1978: Her marriage to artist Geoffrey Planer only lasted a year

Four years after her first marriage ended, Jane wed artist Geoffrey Planer – who had been a friend of her ex-husband.

But their union was also set to be short lived – only lasting a year.

The friction between them reportedly stemmed from Geoffrey deciding that he no longer wanted to live in America.

Jane told The Times: ‘It was his idea that I should go to America and he was going to come, but then when he did, he decided it wasn’t for him. 

‘So that’s what happened there, but he’s still one of the closest friends I have on the planet.’

Four years after her first marriage ended, Jane wed artist Geoffrey Planer but their union was also set to be short lived – only lasting a year

And the former Playboy star was relatively unfazed by her two early divorces, adding: ‘I don’t really consider them marriages because we didn’t have children.’ 

Elsewhere she said: ‘I had two short marriages. It doesn’t look good on paper. 

‘But in my household there was a pressure that you weren’t supposed to have sex until you were married. Which is completely insane.

‘I think you should learn to live together before you consider marriage. 

‘And have some really great rows and break up a couple of times before you contemplate it, because you have to learn how to come back from those things.’

1981 to 1992: Manager David Flynn left her with a $9 million debt and multiple lawsuits from banks

Undeterred, Jane threw herself whole-heartedly into marriage with manager David Flynn whose other clients included the likes of Warren Beatty and Paul Newman.

The couple welcomed two children – Katherine and Sean – who they raised alongside David’s daughter Jenni from a previous relationship.

Having tied the knot in 1981, she explained: ‘I married him because he was very attractive and I was madly in love, and he was already managing all my money, so I thought he was a clever man.’ 

Undeterred, Jane threw herself whole-heartedly into marriage with manager David Flynn in 1981

But their marriage came crashing down after more than a decade when Jane discovered he had not only been unfaithful but had also lost their family fortune – rendering her bankrupt. 

‘He was my husband and business manager so, of course, I trusted him,’ she said. ‘But he had invested in all kinds of business transactions that I knew nothing about.

‘By the time I found out, everything had gone. It was horrendous. I felt so angry and betrayed.’

Jane was left her with a $9 million debt and multiple lawsuits from banks.

Only the arrival of her starring role in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman — the series that ran from 1993 to 1998 — saved her from being destitute.

‘I was penniless and homeless, then this television role dropped like manna from heaven. The production company literally gave me and the children a roof over our heads.’

The couple welcomed two children – Katherine and Sean – who they raised alongside David’s daughter Jenni from a previous relationship

Only the arrival of her starring role in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman — the series that ran from 1993 to 1998 — saved her from being destitute 

Reflecting more recently, Jane told the Daily Mail in 2020: ‘When I found out he had lost my money and been unfaithful, that was the end of that.

‘You could say I chose the wrong person, but we raised children we adore and we get along very well now.’

Speaking about how she learned to move past the upset following the split, Jane told Today that the key ‘is to let go. To try to find a way to communicate and keep what was good in the relationship.’

‘Especially when co-parenting,’ she continued. ‘And I tried to look at my side of things: “What could I have done differently?” 

‘But it’s hard when you’re a mother and you work. It means sometimes you’re gone. And sometimes you may be in a relationship where they would rather that you were there 24/7 and never worked.’

‘That hasn’t actually been the case with me, but that’s the only thing I can look at that I did really wrong — I went to work,’ Seymour said, adding: ‘But I was providing for the whole family, so it’s very hard.’

1993 to 2015: Actor and director James Keach ‘found somebody else’

Her most recent marriage was with actor and director James Keach with whom she welcomed twins John and Kristopher with the help of IVF in 1995.

Jane risked her life to have the kids. She suffered from pre-eclampsia – dangerously high blood pressure – and ended up having an emergency C-section six weeks prematurely. 

She previously revealed: ‘It was a miracle, I was very fortunate. James and I really wanted children, but it was impossible for us to have them together. We tried everything. I’m so glad I did because I can’t imagine life without my two boys. 

‘But I was doing Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman at the time. It wasn’t easy, in fact it was one of the most insane things anyone could do and ultimately it became life-threatening.’ 

Her most recent marriage was with actor and director James Keach but the split would ulimtely leave her devastated

The couple welcomed twins John and Kristopher with the help of IVF in 1995 before James ‘found someone else’ 

Yet, Jane would be left deeply wounded by the break down of the relationship in 2013 which was officially dissolved in 2015.

Although there were rumors that he had an affair, Jane had never admitted the painful truth until recently. 

‘Choices were made that I couldn’t live with,’ she said, choosing her words carefully.

‘I thought we were going to be married for ever, but James made a choice that I wasn’t privy to. He found someone else. I felt horrible, devastated.

‘I don’t do well with betrayal. If someone says: “Things aren’t good, let’s separate,” it would be different. But I was never privy to that conversation.

Jane learned to push past the hurt to successfully co-parent her kids. Pictured: Jane with kids John and Kristopher Keach as well as Jenni, Katherine and Sean Flynn

‘By the time I found out — entirely by accident — it had been going on for some time, so that was that. It was someone I knew, so that was very frightening.

‘I tried to figure something out, but I realized that the marriage wasn’t going to work. We are friends now, and were always determined to be good parents, but it was devastating at the time.’

Following the split, she said: ‘I felt so vulnerable. My self-confidence took a real knock. I tried a bit of dating — not anything like Tinder. 

‘That sounds just horrible. But friends introduced me to friends. However, there was never a spark.’

2014 to 2023: Jane felt that marrying David Green ‘would be the most horrible thing in the world’

The Somewhere in Time actress’s most recent romance prior to Zambetti was with British movie producer David Green, who created the popular 1988 rom-com Buster.

The pair were introduced by their mutual friend, novelist Sally Emerson, who brought him over for breakfast at her home in Malibu, California. 

She told The Times: ‘He came over and we just didn’t stop talking. His best friends and my best friends were the same best friends. It was like Sliding Doors.’ 

Elsewhere, Jane said: ‘I’m incredibly fortunate, I think we both are. 

‘We’ve been through similar things and have a lot in common. We’ve known each other for 37 years through work. He was supposed to direct me in a movie about Mata Hari which never happened. 

The Somewhere in Time actress’s most recent romance was with British movie producer David Green

‘He also interviewed me for a show called Hollywood Women. So we’ve met on a number of occasions but I never knew him very well.

‘But now is a different time in my life. We both have grown-up children the same kind of ages; we’re both still working; and he lives in California, as do I.’

Jane and David dated for nearly a decade, during which time she gushed: ‘David’s in the business so he knows how crazy an actress’s life can be. He’s supportive of everything I do and we’re very happy.’ 

She told The Scotsman that finding love again at her age was a nice surprise, revealing: ‘Falling in love again is especially sweet at my age – it’s like a whole new world. 

‘It’s so nice at this time in my life to find someone with whom I have so much in common. It was totally unexpected as I certainly wasn’t looking for romance, but I’m very happy it’s happened.’

Jane and David dated for nearly a decade, during which time she gushed: ‘David’s in the business so he knows how crazy an actress’s life can be. He’s supportive of everything I do and we’re very happy’

But the pair never tied the knot. 

The mother-of-four said that Green had proposed to her in the past but she felt exchanging vows with him ‘would be the most horrible thing in the world’ in terms of the dynamics of their relationship.

Jane added: ‘I just said I would never put a number on his name.’

It is unclear when their relationship broke down but one of Jane’s followers commented on her recent Instagram post to pose the question: ‘What happened to David?’

To which, she responded: ‘We decided we were better as friends.’

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