{"id":235911,"date":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/ted-danson-was-grilled-by-bill-clinton-about-his-intentions-towards-his-future-wife-mary\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","slug":"ted-danson-was-grilled-by-bill-clinton-about-his-intentions-towards-his-future-wife-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/ted-danson-was-grilled-by-bill-clinton-about-his-intentions-towards-his-future-wife-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Danson was grilled by Bill Clinton about his &apos;intentions&apos; towards his future wife Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-04-22\" datetime=\"1776816010\" pubdate=\"\">22 April 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Ted Danson has recalled a moment early in his relationship with Mary Steenburgen when he was questioned by then US president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/bill-clinton\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Clinton<\/a> about his \u201cintentions\u201d towards the actress.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Ted Danson has recalled a moment early in his relationship with Mary Steenburgen when he was questioned by then US president Bill Clinton about his \u2018intentions\u2019 towards the actress<\/p>\n<p>The Cheers actor, 78, spoke about the encounter during a History Talks panel alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/bill-clinton\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Clinton<\/a> and his wife Hillary Clinton, according to Variety. <\/p>\n<p>Ted\u2019s relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/mary-steenburgen\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,mary-steenburgen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Steenburgen<\/a>, 73, began in 1993 when they met on the set of Pontiac Moon. Mary, a close friend of the Clintons, introduced Ted to them at the White House early in their relationship. <\/p>\n<p>The couple went on to marry in October 1995 and have since worked together professionally, including on Netflix\u2019s Man on the Inside, where Mary joined the cast for its second season.<\/p>\n<p>Ted said about his encounter with Bill: \u201cOne of the first things she did was take me to meet her dear friends in the White House. <\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cBill \u2013 Mr President \u2013 took me around the corner, and there were three Secret Service agents behind him, all of them looking at me. <\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThe president asked me what my intentions were.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nTed added: \u201cMy first question is to you, Mr. President: Do you think that was fair?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nThe exchange prompted a response from Bill, who said: \u201cNo, but it was effective. And I didn\u2019t think I had to be fair. As it turned out, you became the best thing that ever happened to her.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to People in 2021, Ted described his decision to propose to Mary, saying: \u201cI couldn\u2019t imagine not being with her at all times.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nMary also spoke about their relationship in the same interview. <\/p>\n<p>\nShe said: \u201cNot to sound corny, but I would sign up for 100 more lifetimes. He makes me a better person. He\u2019s a truly beautiful human being. A great big soul. I love how he sees the world and how he cares about people, and he\u2019s deeply hilarious, which is super, super sexy to me, and he smells really nice.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nOn Man on the Inside Mary joined the series as a love interest for Ted\u2019s character \u2013\u00a0leaving the pair overjoyed to be working together.<\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to People in 2025, the actress said: \u201cThere was a lot of screaming and jumping up and down\u2026 because we were so excited to work together.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nTed added: \u201cWe\u2019re both actors. We were trained the same way. We had some really good material to work with. We\u2019d get up every morning giggling about what we get to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/ted-danson-grilled-bill-clinton-intentionstowards-future-wife-mary-1441076.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 April 2026 Ted Danson has recalled a moment early in his relationship with Mary Steenburgen when he was questioned by then US president Bill Clinton about his \u201cintentions\u201d towards the actress. 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