Val Kilmer Relationship History: He Didn't Date for 20 Years

Actor Val Kilmer dated a string of famous celebrities throughout his life, from Daryl Hannah to Cindy Crawford. However, for decades, he was lonely.

Kilmer opened up about his dating history in his memoir, according to People.

“I haven’t had a girlfriend in 20 years. The truth is I am lonely part of every day,” Kilmer wrote in 2020.

Kilmer died on April 1 of pneumonia, his daughter told The New York Times. He was single at the time.

By that point, Kilmer had already been battling throat cancer for years, and he had suffered his share of romantic heartbreak, both through his divorce from actress Joanne Whalley and some of his relationships.

In the memoir, Kilmer expressed fondness for women, People reported.

Cher and Val Kilmer attends the "Grease II" Premiere Party at The Red Parrot on June 9, 1982 in New York City.

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“I’ve always found women infinitely more interesting than men,” Kilmer wrote. “Perhaps that’s why we’ve always gotten along. We are big oafy elephants … and they are butterflies.”

According to The New York Post,  Kilmer described some of his former girlfriends in his book.

He described his split from Hannah as the "most painful," and said of Cindy Crawford, "I thought I could have died from her love, not because it was difficult but because its delight was simply too much to bear."

According to ET Online,  Kilmer wrote that Crawford helped him get past his divorce from Whalley, which came after eight years of marriage and two kids.

Kilmer was linked to producer Jaycee Gossett through the 2000s, but he did not have any public girlfriends after that time, according to US Weekly.