Stephen Colbert's Now-Deceased Guest Was Embarrassed To Talk About Her Secret Relationship With Harrison Ford

Summary

• Carrie Fisher hilariously addressed her affair with Harrison Ford with Stephen Colbert in an entertaining interview.
• Fans praised Fisher for keeping her sense of humor over serious topics in interviews, like her Star Wars affair.
• Fisher also dealt with awkward moments discussing Ford on other shows, shutting down false rumors with humor.

Just prior to her passing, Carrie Fisher was all over the headlines after she revealed the details of her three-month one-night stand alongside Harrison Ford. As expected, during an interview with Stephen Colbert years ago, this was a hot topic between the two.

In the following, we're going to take a look back at how Fisher responded to her affair with Ford. She was clearly uncomfortable discussing the topic, but it made for an entertaining chat.

We'll also reveal what the fans had to say about the interview, and other awkward interviews Carrie Fisher had while promoting her tell-all book.

Let's take a closer look.

Carrie Fisher Told Stephen Colbert She Couldn't Handle To Talk Around Her Affair With Harrison Ford

The entertaining interview took place seven years ago. Sadly, Carrie Fisher passed away just a month after their interview. At the time, she was promoting her book, The Princess Diarist. Her book was plastered all over the headlines, specifically for the part that reveals a three-month one-night stand alongside her Star Wars co-star, Harrison Ford.

When presented with the question by Stephen Colbert, it seemed like Fisher instantly hesitated to address that part of her book. She also showed some regret about including it.

Fisher tells Colbert during the interview, "I would probably get Alzheimer's, so then you would never know. I found the diaries, and I decided to publish them, and it was a mistake. It is too big of a story that I can't handle."

Colbert interjects, "Can you not handle it, or can Harrison Ford not handle it?"

Fisher continues, "I'm sure he can't handle it," while putting her head in her face in embarrassment.

Fisher continued on stating that the timing of it all given that it was 40 years ago. Credit to Colbert, who then changed the subject, bringing up the fact that Fisher was asked to lose weight for Star Wars. Another rumor that she did in fact confirm was very real.

The interview has over 1 million views and fans had a lot to say looking back. Fisher received massive support for her interview conduct, especially given her health struggles at the time.

The Late Carrie Fisher Received Huge Praise For Her Interview With Stephen Colbert

A near 2K fans made their comments known on YouTube. Among the most liked comments included the fanbase praising Fisher, and how she was able to keep a sense of humor over such serious topics, like her affair with Harrison Ford.

Fans wrote, "The ion cannon will fire several blasts." Man, even more than Mark Hamill, who at least loves Star Wars more than any of the other principal actors, she remembers EVERY SINGLE LINE of every part she's ever played. What a brilliant woman. I wonder if anyone there caught the Empire reference."

The most liked comment wrote, "Many people don't know that she's bipolar and yet she looks like the picture of health and continues to function and be amazing and prolific. Her career and her life is an inspiration to people who struggle with mental health. That's why I think it's inappropriate and hurtful to read things like "there's something odd about her".

The fan continues, "This woman is a survivor. What's odd about her is that she's brutally honest and not fake like most celebrities you've been used to dealing with. That's because someone who struggles with depression doesn't have the time or the energy to be fake! Appreciate her as a full human being!"

Certainly a great interview and, for what it's worth, Fisher did tell Ford about his inclusion in the book prior. Ford jokingly told Fisher "lawyers" when she made the reveal.

Carrie Fisher Had Other Awkward Moments Discussing Harrison Ford In The Past

There were some other struggles discussing Harrison Ford in the past, and that included Fisher's interview on the Today Show. Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb also asked Fisher about the affair.

Fisher hilariously responded, "You're going to get me to say things that I don't like. You jealous girls."

Things would get more awkward after Kathie Lee Gifford suggested Fisher had other partners along the way.

"Is something else going to come out afterwards. Who else did I sleep with?" Gifford answers, "The next book I suppose, because I hear it's quite the list."

Credit to Fisher, who instantly shutdown that type of slander from the Today Show host. She replied, "I was not a s***. You implied s*** as per usual."

Fisher kept things entertaining up until her tragic passing at the age of 60.