“MICHELLE Williams has shocked Hollywood by revealing that she is now a married woman, saying she “never gave up on love” after losing Heath Ledger.

“The actress, 37, told Vanity Fair that she married Phil Elverum of the indie rock groups The Microphones and Mount Eerie, in the Adirondacks in New York.

“Williams’ 12-year-old daughter, Matilda, who she had with Ledger, and Elverum’s three-year-old daughter were present.

“She called her bond with Elverum “very sacred and very special”.

““I never gave up on love. I always say to Matilda, ‘Your dad loved me before anybody thought I was talented, or pretty, or had nice clothes’,” she said.”

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