'Princess Diana was in talks to star in The Bodyguard 2', reveals Kevin Costner

'Princess Diana was in talks to star in The Bodyguard 2', reveals Kevin Costner - Tried to help troubled Whitney by writing her letters

Princess Diana was in talks to star in a sequel to The Bodyguard before her death, Kevin Costner has revealed.

The actor admitted in a new interview that he was keen for the late Princess of Wales to take on the romantic lead in the follow-up film.

He told Anderson Cooper on his talk show: 'Diana and I had been talking about doing Bodyguard 2. I told her I would take care of her just the same way that I took care of Whitney.

In talks: Princess Diana wanted a role in The Bodyguard 2, Kevin Costner has revealed

'She let me know that her life might be changing at some point, so she was having her own internal struggles.

'When she died, she was obviously all over the news. I knew that that was an interesting story that I had, but I never brought that up and a very good reporter, about a year later, somehow heard something and finally came to me and I said, "Yeah, that was true."

'Not that she was going to do it: That we were talking about doing it.'

Costner, who previously spoke about Diana's intentions to do the film back in 2001, added: 'She wanted me to write it for he. I said, "I'll tailor it for you if you're interested." She goes, "I am interested."'

Original: Costner starred alongside Whitney Houston in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard

Classic: The romantic drama has proved a hit across all generations

Costner, who was appearing on the daytime show to promote his new miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, also spoke about the tragic passing of his former co-star Whitney Houston, revealing he attempted to help her by writing the singer letters.

He said: 'There were some people that really loved Whitney and a couple times during the last seven/eight years they asked me would I write her a letter.

'When someone said, "Would you write someone a letter who you know is having trouble?" I did. There were two occasions. I elected to let Whitney have her life after The Bodyguard and she would always be close to me.

'She would always be someone I appreciated. I saw pretty much what everyone else saw. But when someone asked me to write a letter I did. I don't know if those letters were ever read.'

Mourning: Costner made the revelation on Anderson Cooper's talk show

In contact: He also told Cooper that he had attempted to help Whitney by writing her letters during her darker periods ( dailymail.co.uk )