Jeremy Irons says he got married to be polite. The 57-year-old admits he tied the knot with his first wife, Julie Hallam, because he didn't want to be discourteous - and to please her mom. The star - who has been married to Irish actress Sinead Cusack for 27 years - confessed to Sunday Times magazine: "She was lovely but we shouldn't have got married.

"I think I was trying to please her mother. I got married because I didn't want to appear rude." The 'Lolita' actor has also revealed he dreamed of being a vet when he was a child. He says he was desperate to take care of animals when he ...