Jamie Dornan<\/a> says it was \u201cstrange\u201d to think of himself as an orphan in his late-30s. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jamie Dornan says it was \u2018strange\u2019 to think of himself as an orphan in his late-30s<\/p>\n
The \u2018Fifty Shades of Grey\u2019 actor, 41, was left devastated aged 15 when his mum died of cancer \u2013 and a year later four of his best friends were killed in a car crash. <\/p>\n
He was again plunged into grief when his famed gynaecologist dad Jim Dornan passing away aged 72 in 2021 after being stricken with Covid. <\/p>\n
Jamie told the new issue of Radio Times magazine about the impact of losing both his parents by the time he was nearly 40: \u201cMy first thought was that I was an orphan. Which is a strange thing to think in your late-30s. <\/p>\n
\u201cGrief is a very everyday part of my life. I\u2019m in the shadow of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe added about how he has found inner strength as a way to cope with the \u201cawful losses\u201d: \u201cI\u2019ve probably experienced more than your average and it\u2019s strengthened me in loads of ways. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t wish it upon anyone, but I do think there is something that emboldens you when you experience loss like that. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cMy dad said to me when my mum died, \u2018You can\u2019t let the death of your mother be the thing that defines you.\u2019<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAnd I\u2019ve tried not to \u2013 even though internally, I think it does in lots of different ways.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nJamie, who has been married to his 41-year-old composer wife Amelia Warner \u2013 with whom he has three children \u2013 since 2013, added coping with grief has made him shrug off any hardships in the acting business. <\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cChoosing this for a career and dealing with all the (muck) that comes with it? If you can ride through all that, it probably makes you more resilient. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t really sweat the small stuff much because I\u2019ve had big stuff happen that\u2019s bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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