At 78, Sally Field’s Truthful Reflections Are Striking a Chord with Audiences

That phrasing — gentle yet unflinching — mirrors the tone of her Watch What Happens Live comments: not cruel, not nostalgic, but honest. Her remark about Reynolds was never about insulting a past partner — it was a reflection of personal truth, delivered with clarity and context.

The Aftermath of Their Relationship — and His Passing

Reynolds and Field’s romantic relationship ultimately ended in the early 1980s, and they did not remain in contact for the decades that followed. In fact, Field revealed in media interviews that she had not spoken to Reynolds for nearly 30 years before his death in 2018.

Reynolds continued to speak fondly of Field in later years, publicly describing her as the “love of my life,” but Field made it clear that her internal experience was different.

She has emphasized that his public statements did not necessarily reflect her own lived reality — a distinction she refused to blur for the sake of nostalgia.

When Reynolds passed away in September 2018 at the age of 82, many fans remembered the couple’s on‑screen charm and public romance.

Field issued a respectful statement about his death, acknowledging the indelible mark that period of her life had on her, but she did not romanticize it in hindsight.

That consistency — honoring what was real without rewriting it — defines the way she approaches her own history. Continue reading…