Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers, stars of the basic collection Hart to Hart, lately reunited to mark the actor’s 96th birthday. The co-stars, who portrayed Jonathan and Jennifer Hart from 1979 to 1984, shared a heat embrace in a photograph captured on Wednesday.
The Joyful Reunion Picture
Within the picture, Wagner wears a blue zip-up sweater whereas Powers dons a white collared shirt adorned with black polka dots. Each smile broadly with arms round one another. Wagner captioned the snap: “When Jonathan and Jennifer reunite, it is at all times one thing particular. Thanks, Stefanie, for the gorgeous birthday go to.”
Fan Reactions Pour In
Followers flooded the feedback with affection. One wrote: “For all the enjoyment you’ve got delivered to us as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, we thanks! Superior image!” One other added: “Timeless class and everlasting friendship! Thanks for all the enjoyment you convey us!” A 3rd commented: “You understand it is particular when two folks can come again collectively after a few years, and so they nonetheless have that very same ‘zing’. Nice present, Nice stars,” whereas one more mentioned: “Love this! You each look great.”
Powers additionally shared her birthday needs on Fb: “Celebrating one other birthday for RJ, could there be many extra.”
Legacy of Hart to Hart
The duo performed self-made millionaire Jonathan Hart and freelance journalist Jennifer Hart, a rich childless couple who solved crimes of their spare time. The collection aired for 5 seasons and spawned eight TV motion pictures, with the ultimate one launched in 1996.
A Deepening Bond By way of Adversity
Powers mirrored on their shared historical past: “There are such a lot of great reminiscences. I noticed [Robert] two days in the past. And each time we see one another, we discuss, ‘Do you bear in mind when?’ It crops up all these little reminiscences… Hart to Hart was a present as a result of it performed on each of our sensibilities.”
Their friendship strengthened after private tragedies throughout manufacturing. Powers’ husband, actor William Holden, died from a fall in November 1981. Two weeks later, Wagner’s spouse, Natalie Wooden, drowned off California’s coast.
“We leaned on one another for help,” Powers acknowledged. “And we additionally understood that we had dedicated to doing a tv collection. It needed to go on. The present needed to go on, and nobody would’ve understood that greater than the companions we each misplaced.”
She added: “It was a really tough time. We have been held up by quite a lot of great folks and mates, some mutual mates and a few on both sides of the coin. And [Robert] had daughters. He additionally had kids to maintain supporting…emotionally. So it was an advanced and tough time.”
Powers later married French aristocrat Patrick Houitte de La Chesnais in 1993, divorcing six years later. She then partnered with auditor Tom Carroll from 2000 till his demise in 2014. Wagner wed longtime buddy Jill St. John 9 years after Wooden’s passing, and the couple stays collectively.
