Yesterday, the world was rocked by the news that Sir Sean Connery had passed away at the age of 90.

Per the Daily Mail, the star's family revealed that the James Bond star had passed away in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas.

Now, Connery's wife, Micheline Roquebrune, has opened up about Sir Sean's battle with dementia, his death, and her marriage to "a model of a man".

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Speaking to the Mail, 91-year-old Roquebrune revealed that the Oscar-winner's battle with dementia had taken a huge toll on his life.

"It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly," she said.

She added that her husband of 45 years "got what he wanted" and passed away in his sleep.

"It was just so peaceful," Roquebrune told the Mail. "I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted."

[[imagecaption|| Sir Sean Connery and wife Micheline Roquebrune arrive for the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2009. Credit: PA Images]]

Roquebrune - a French-Moroccan painter - first met Connery at a golf tournament, and the two would later marry in 1975.

She was the actor's second wife, having married actress Diane Cilento in 1962, before divorcing in 1973.

Speaking of their time together, Roquebrune said: "He was gorgeous and we had a wonderful life together.

"He was a model of a man. It is going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it could not last forever and he went peacefully."

[[imagecaption|| Sir Sean Connery and Micheline Roquebrune pictured in 1982. Credit: PA Images]]

Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on August 15, 1930.

He is perhaps best known for portraying the fictional British spy James Bond, first taking up the role in the 1962 movie Dr. No.

Sir Sean would reprise his role as 007 for the movies From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).

[[imagecaption|| A scene from the 1963 film From Russia With Love. Credit: PA Images]]

He would return to play Bond for the final time in the 1983 movie Never Say Never Again (which was not produced by Eon Productions).

The Hollywood legend is also known for his other roles in movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), and The Rock (1996).

Along with two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes, Connery scooped the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1988 for his role as an Irish cop in The Untouchables.

[[imagecaption|| Sir Sean Connery with wife Micheline after he was formally knighted by the Queen during a investiture ceremony, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Credit: PA Images]]

Connery would go on to receive a long-overdue knighthood from the Queen at Holyrood Palace in 2000.

Yesterday, the world was rocked by the news that Sir Sean Connery had passed away at the age of 90.

Per the Daily Mail, the star's family revealed that the James Bond star had passed away in his sleep at his home in the Bahamas.

Now, Connery's wife, Micheline Roquebrune, has opened up about Sir Sean's battle with dementia, his death, and her marriage to "a model of a man".

[[imagecaption|| Credit: PA Images]]

Speaking to the Mail, 91-year-old Roquebrune revealed that the Oscar-winner's battle with dementia had taken a huge toll on his life.

"It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly," she said.

She added that her husband of 45 years "got what he wanted" and passed away in his sleep.

"It was just so peaceful," Roquebrune told the Mail. "I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted."

[[imagecaption|| Sir Sean Connery and wife Micheline Roquebrune arrive for the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2009. Credit: PA Images]]

Roquebrune - a French-Moroccan painter - first met Connery at a golf tournament, and the two would later marry in 1975.

She was the actor's second wife, having married actress Diane Cilento in 1962, before divorcing in 1973.

Speaking of their time together, Roquebrune said: "He was gorgeous and we had a wonderful life together.

"He was a model of a man. It is going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it could not last forever and he went peacefully."

[[imagecaption|| Sir Sean Connery and Micheline Roquebrune pictured in 1982. Credit: PA Images]]

Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on August 15, 1930.

He is perhaps best known for portraying the fictional British spy James Bond, first taking up the role in the 1962 movie Dr. No.

Sir Sean would reprise his role as 007 for the movies From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).

[[imagecaption|| A scene from the 1963 film From Russia With Love. Credit: PA Images]]

He would return to play Bond for the final time in the 1983 movie Never Say Never Again (which was not produced by Eon Productions).

The Hollywood legend is also known for his other roles in movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), and The Rock (1996).

Along with two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes, Connery scooped the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1988 for his role as an Irish cop in The Untouchables.

[[imagecaption|| Sir Sean Connery with wife Micheline after he was formally knighted by the Queen during a investiture ceremony, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Credit: PA Images]]

Connery would go on to receive a long-overdue knighthood from the Queen at Holyrood Palace in 2000.