Stockard Channing has opened up about being a “recluse”.
The actress moved her life from Maine to London in 2019.
Stockard Channing discussed her life in London after the death of longtime partner Daniel Gillham
Channing wrote an essay in the UK Sunday Times which detailed how her life has been after she moved cities following the death of her long-time partner Daniel Gillham in 2014. She wrote, “Since just before Covid I’ve been living in London. My partner, Daniel, died in 2014 and it was more devastating than I realized; it had a lag effect. The pattern of my life shifted, so I shifted my life from Maine.”
Stockard has taken her new life in her stride and is happy being isolated. “I’ve lived alone since I lost Daniel and I’m happy being a recluse. I was married four times before Daniel and they all represent epochs of me,” she wrote. “Children were thought about and, yeah, I think about them now because it’d be great to have someone taking care of me. But hey, children can be just as selfish as everybody else out there.”
Stockard is not worried about her appearance. She says that she combs her hair if leaving the apartment, and does not “have a wardrobe of designer outfits”. The actress continued, “I’ve never considered myself as beautiful. And I’m not a celebrity ‘tart.’ I’m just me, take it or leave it.”
Towards the second half of the day, Stockard appraises some pottering: “Pottering is my meditation; moving things from that pile to that pile. I may read and fall asleep around 11. If I can’t sleep, it’s probably just my subconscious clearing out stuff. Do I ever feel anxious? Sure, but that’s the price you pay for getting rid of the garbage.”
The beloved 82-year-old actress, who will soon be seen in the highly anticipated Practical Magic 2, is showing no signs of slowing down in Hollywood.
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