JANE SEYMOUR LEAVING ENGLAND TO SETTLE
IN MALIBU CALIFORNIA

FIRST THERE was the traumatic divorce from her husband-cum-business manager, David Flynn, after 10 years of marriage and two children, Katie, 11, and Sean, 8. Then more recently there was sister Sally's life-threatening brain hemorrhage. No wonder actress Jane Seymour, 42, says: "I needed help; someone to love and to be a good friend to get me through all I have had to get through."

Enter director James Keach, 46 - brother of actor Stacy - on the set of the USA cable-TV movie Sunstroke, in which Jane stars and James directs. The couple fell in love while filming and married last May - exactly a year after Jane's divorce from David came through.

Jane's generosity and kindness, which attracted James in the first place, are exemplified by her extended family circle which includes not only Flynn's daughter from a previous marriage - Jennifer, 12 - and James' son Kalen, 16, but also Flynn himself, his parents and his ex-wife - Jennifer's mother, Linda Rowan.
And Jane is also on friendly terms with her two other former husbands, Michael Attenborough - Sir Richard's son and businessman Geoffrey Planer.

A US resident for the last 16 years, England born Jane lives with her family in a spectacular oceanfront home in Malibu. She recently sold her 35-room English manor house and now plans to live permanently in the United States.

James and I share the same values and ideals. We love our life together

The petite 5-foot-4 actress is currently starring in CBS' highly rated Saturday night series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, in which she plays an outspoken, independent doctor. She and James have founded a production company and co-produced various projects, including Praying Mantis and A Passion for Justice, which James directed. Their biggest project to date is a feature film for Clint Eastwood, starring Robert Duvall, to be released this spring.

Jane, how would you describe your life at the moment?

Very good. I'm extremely happy. It obviously pays to look on the bright side of things because through adversity come wondrous new things.

Is your husband James central to that equation?

Absolutely. James is fantastic, the most extraordinary person I've ever met. And David (her ex) adores him too, so that helps a lot.

So you and your ex-husband David are good friends again now?

We are. After all, David is the father of my two children. And I am very close to my beautiful stepdaughter, David's child, Jennifer.

How are the children reacting to their new stepfather?

They think he's great. Not only that, all the children get on really well together.

Things have not been rosy in the past. This your fourth marriage. What made you tie the knot again?

The truth of the matter that my first two marriages were very brief and, in a sense, hardly count. The only real marriage for me before James was my marriage to David. But the difference with James is that in him I have found my soulmate. For the first time I am sharing every part of my life with another human being. We have the same professions, we have a company together, we are together every day and do things together all the time. We share the same values and ideals. We love looking after our kids, playing with them and doing sports. We love working together, too. What more can one ask for?

Are you and James planning to have children of your own?

We hope so. We would love to have more children.

How do you react to being described as the most romantic woman in the world?

Well, I never thought I was,thank you very much. No, there's a lot more to me than this notion of a romantic. I think I am much more of a realist than a romantic.


But you would agree you are an optimist?

Yes, I don't like to waste time dealing with negatives. So I guess I am an optimist.

James, what is it like being married to Jane?

Her strength, dignity character and loyalty, not to mention her sense of resposibility towards others, her kindness and generosity.

Do you have any complaints?

She works too hard. She always wants to do her best and that means sacrificing herself, , her own personal life or her privacy.

Jane, are you planning to stay in America for good?

Probably. After all, I've been here now for over 16 years.


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