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Kevin Costner’s feelings for Whitney Houston ran deeper than anyone knew — years later, he revealed his deepest regret... When Whitney Houston died at just 48, many people were surprised to see Kevin Costner standing at her funeral. After all, it had been 20 years since The Bodyguard. What many didn't realize was that the bond they had formed while making the movie had never really gone away. Costner was devastated by her death — and his words revealed just how deeply he blamed himself. “I let her down. I should have been there, and I wasn't,” he said. “And now for the rest of my life I will have to live with that pain. I saved her then; I should have saved her now.” Then he said something that left people stunned: “She was my one true love.” But Costner's connection to Whitney wasn't just something he talked about after she was gone. When he knew she was struggling, he tried to reach her. He wrote letters of encouragement, hoping they might somehow help her through the pain. “She would always be close to me; she would always be somebody I appreciated,” he later recalled. “I did. I don't know if those letters were ever read.” And when he stood in front of Whitney's family and friends to deliver her eulogy, the emotion was impossible to hide. “You weren't just pretty — you were as beautiful as a woman could be. And people didn't just like you, Whitney — they loved you.” He reminded everyone that he had once been her “pretend bodyguard.” But this time, there was no movie ending. No way to protect her. No way to bring her back. What makes their story even more heartbreaking is that Whitney's family trusted Costner and knew how much he cared about her. He couldn't save her from the struggles she was facing — but he never stopped trying to reach her. And perhaps that's why, years later, he still keeps I Will Always Love You as his ringtone ♥️