Steve McQueens Ex-Wife Neile Recalls Their Romance (Exclusive)

The couple’s tumultuous relationship is dramatized in the new biopic Chasing Bullitt — out March 5. “Neile was the love of his life,” Andre Brooks, who will star in the role of Steve, revealed to Closer. “But he turned into this wild guy, and things spun out of control.”

Following an affair that Steve had with Ali MacGraw, his costar in 1972’s The Getaway, Neile slammed on the brakes and the couple divorced. He died at 50 in 1980, but Neile said he left a lasting legacy: “Our children, our grandchildren, his films and me.”

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