India, May 19 -- Michelle Williams is opening up about her ex-partner, Heath Ledger's sensitive side. During Monday's episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, the 44-year-old emotionally recalled the late actor, who died aged 28 in 2008.

Williams, who welcomed her eldest child, Matilda, 19, with Ledger in 2005, said that the Dark Knight star was "so special." She made the remark when host Shepard said, "I feel obligated to say that I knew him a little bit when he was getting sober, and I don't know that I've ever fallen in love with somebody so quickly."

"This is one of the most special boys I've ever met, and I can feel the weight of the world on him in a very special way that kind of broke my heart. I was very, very sa...