Are Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson actually dating?

The line between on and off screen flirtation appears to have somewhat blurred for Pamela Anderson, 58, and Liam Neeson, 73, leaving fans in a state of total confusion.

In what could simply be a determined bit of marketing for their new comedy film The Naked Gun, which is released on August 1, the Baywatch star and Taken actor seem to have as much off screen chemistry as they do on.

For a new interview with You Magazine, the pair were reported to be ‘all over each other’ in a photoshoot when given props and some creative freedom to pose for pictures together.

In the interview, Liam confessed that his favourite part of filming were ‘the sex scenes’ with Pamela, for which they had an intimacy coordinator.

Speaking of the coordinator, the Love, Actually star explained: ‘I’d never had one before. But she was in the background. There was no kind of, “OK! Excuse me!’’’.

‘She knew when to walk away,’ Pamela joked, pretending to be an exasperated intimacy coordinator, throwing her hands in the air and storming off, continuing the bit by adding: ‘”I can’t take this!”’

‘She said, “This is too hot for me. I’m going for coffee,”’ Liam added.

Liam also referred to his co-star’s audition tape as ‘incredibly sexy’ and ‘funny’ – and in another interview reiterated the sexy point – while Pamela said their chemistry was ‘important’, with both agreeing it came naturally…

Are Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson single?

Both are single, with The Last Showgirl star Pamela having confessed in September that not being in a relationship after five marriages was ‘tough’ but that she was ‘much happier’ now.

Meanwhile Liam hasn’t seriously dated anyone since his wife and Parent Trap actress Natasha Richardson tragically died aged 45 in 2009 from head injuries sustained in a skiing accident.

What have Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson said about each other?

‘I’m madly in love with her,’ Liam said of Pamela in a previous interview while promoting the film.

‘With Pamela, first off, I’m madly in love with her. She’s just terrific to work with,’ Liam told People. ‘I can’t compliment her enough, I’ll be honest with you. No huge ego. She just comes in to do the work. She’s funny and so easy to work with. She’s going to be terrific in the film.’

Meanwhile Pamela called Liam the ‘perfect gentleman’.

‘He brings out the best in you… with respect, kindness and depth of experience. It was an absolute honor to work with him,’ she said, despite having entered the rehearsal room ‘shaking’ with nerves, intimidated to meet him.

‘Once we got going he’s such a gentleman, he’s such a sweetheart. He’s so giving and generous and we’re very complimentary and supportive. You can’t help but fall in love with Liam,’ she said.

Is Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s flirting real?

Fans’ eyebrows are sky-high at this point…

‘Are they in love or something?’ asked @kingshagrin. That is the question.

Their overtly flirty interviews could be part of a whole marketing campaign for The Naked Gun, their sequel to slapstick 1980s and 90s comedy of the same name.

In it, Liam plays head of the police squad Frank Drebin Jr who must follow in his father’s footsteps and save the world, with Pamela as ‘femme fatale’ Beth, who goes to the police for help after her brother’s murder.

A previous promotional video for reboot shows Pam and Liam hamming up their off-screen flirtation, very much tongue in cheek.

When asked how they were building chemistry for the role, Liam innocently responded, ‘Nothing out of the ordinary,’ before a clip showed the pair in various romantic settings which were very much out of the ordinary.

Liam was shown putting his arm around Pam in front of an ocean sunset, the duo laughed in a fairy-lit restaurant over spaghetti, and danced in the moonlight, even going so far as doing trust falls.

After all these clips played out like a romantic comedy montage, it cut to Pamela sitting next to Liam in the interview setting, as she said: ‘Yeah, just the usual.’

The Naked Gun is out on August 1.

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