Wait, did Richard Burton really sleep with Ian McShane & compare him to Liz Taylor? Let’s dive into this!

Richard Burton (left) and Ian McShane (right), circa 1971 } Photo Credits: Getty Images

Have you ever been scrolling through social media and happened upon a headline that literally stopped you in your tracks?

That happened to us earlier today when we stumbled on The Guardian‘s interview with the legendary Ian McShane, which used this eye-catching quote from the actor as its headline:

“When I was about to get it on with Richard Burton, he said I reminded him of Elizabeth.”

Wait, what? Were McShane and Burton FWBs back in the day? And in what ways is McShane like Liz Taylor? We had to know more…

Ian McShane: ‘When I was about to get it on with Richard Burton, he said I

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