Kevin Costner confirms major rumor about Princess Di [Video]

Who knew Kevin Costner was “this” close to rubbing shoulders with the “People’s Princess.”

According to the former “Yellowstone” actor, Costner and Princess Diana were almost paired together for an on-screen romance but it never came to fruition.

During an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show,” the Oscar winner said a sequel to his 1992 movie “The Bodyguard” with Whitney Houston was in the works, but with Princess Diana taking up the role as his co-star.

But unfortunately, the princess died in a tragic car accident in Paris, France, the summer of 1997 at the age of 36, forcing the movie to be shelved.

“I could not replace Princess Di,” he said.

Right after, things went downhill with the royal family.

“It got kind of ugly,” Costner said. “When Diana passed, about a year later it had leaked out that I was prepping ‘Bodyguard 2′ with her.”

“And what happened was, the royal family kind of turned on me …