Guy Pearce says his ex wife was his greatest love

Pearce - who has an eight-year-old son Monte with his long-term partner Carice van Houten - was speaking to the Guardian newspaper.

"My ex-wife, Kate, was the greatest love of my life, but I've moved on from her now and the greatest love of my life is my child, Monte."

He revealed he was "devastated" by his divorce and initially felt he was to blame for their break-up.

"I felt like I messed up my marriage. I don't feel that way any more, but at the time I was devastated."

The actor's experience of parenthood has made him even more appreciative of his own parents.

He says he owes his parents "absolute gratitude, which I am realising more and more as my son gets older".