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29 Jul 2022, 13:29
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Richard E Grant has paid tribute to his late wife Joan Washington and said he feels “grateful for the 38 years we had together.”
The actor, known for starring in Withnail And I and Can You Ever Forgive Me?, recently visited the Cotswold cottage that he and his wife spent time in before she sadly passed in September last year, aged 74.
In a video posted to Twitter, Grant can be seen sitting in a sunny garden and reminiscing on the time he had with her there.
He says: “Unexpected day off filming. Scrambled out to the Cotswolds to the cottage that my wife and I spent the last few months of her life in.
“Although it’s obviously emotional being here, it’s incredibly calm and restorative, surrounded by all the seeds that we planted together, which have just grown like mad this glorious summer.
“Grateful for the 38 years we had together.”
He ends the video by smiling at the camera and adds: “Have a great weekend.”
When it was announced that Washington had passed away, the actor released a video on Twitter of the couple dancing to Only You by The Platters with the caption: "ONLY YOU! Joan - Love of my Life & Giver of Life to our daughter Olivia.
"Our hearts are broken with the loss of your life last night. 35 years married & 38 together.
"To be truly known and seen by you, is your immeasurable gift. Do not forget us, sweet Monkee-mine."
The pair had been married since1968 and had a daughter together, called Olivia. Grant did not reveal the cause of her death in the initial announcement, but it was later confirmed she had died of lung cancer.
Washington had a lengthy career in the film industry as a voice and dialect coach and worked with the likes of Anne Hathaway, Vanessa Redgrave and Emma Stone.
At the start of her career she worked on projects such as Yentl, starring Barbara Streisand and The Bounty featuring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson.
In more recent years, she worked with Hathaway on The Witches, where she played the part of Grand High Witch. She also worked with Stone on The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos.
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