Michelle Williams' rare comment about Heath Ledger and their daughter, 17 years after his death

Michelle Williams has offered a rare comment about the late "special" Heath Ledger, whom she shares teen daughter Matilda with.

Williams was in a relationship with the Aussie actor for two years after meeting on the set of Brokeback Mountain. They then welcomed daughter Matilda together in 2005.

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While the Dawson's Creek actress has remained private over the years since Ledger's death in 2008, she had two heartwarming words to say about him in a new interview.

"I don't know if you're comfortable talking about Heath but I feel obligated to say that I knew him a little bit when he was getting sober, and I don't know that I've ever fallen in love with somebody so quickly," Podcast host Dax Shepherd told Williams on the May 19 episode of Armchair Expert.

"This is one of the most special boys I've ever met and I can feel the weight of the world on him in a very special way that kind of broke my heart."

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He told Williams he was "very very sad" and thought Ledger was "so special".

"So special," Williams replied in agreement.

"Thank god there's Matilda," she said, sounding emotional.

She later remarked Ledger had "an incredible sensitivity".

She had a giggle when Shepherd noted Ledger had "great taste in motorcycles too".

Williams then opened up about having her daughter in 2005 following the success of Brokeback Mountain, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination for in 2006.

"I suppose maybe a good thing about being young is that you don't have so much life experience that you can contextualize things, so you're really just going with the flow," she said.

"Kids are such great life checkers," the actress later added.

Williams and Ledger first met on the set of their movie in 2004.

Shortly after meeting they started dating, and were together until 2007 when they called it quits.

Speaking of filming Brokeback Mountain, Williams told The Sydney Morning Herald in 2008, "It will be forever special because of meeting Heath and having Matilda".

Ledger died in January 2008.

Williams married director Thomas Kail in 2020. They share three kids together.

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