Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, apart from working on The Bodyguard, shared a close bond. 

This was in clear display at the actress's funeral when she passed away in 2012 at the age of 48 from accidental drowning.

“You weren’t just pretty — you were as beautiful as a woman could be. And people didn’t just like you, Whitney — they loved you,” the Oscar-winning star said in an eulogy to her. 

“I was your pretend bodyguard once, not so long ago, and now you’re gone too soon, leaving us with memories of a little girl who stepped bravely in front of this church, in front of the ones that loved you first, in front of the ones that loved you best and loved you the longest," Kevin concluded.