Only Fools and Horses actor Nicholas Lyndhurst may never return to TV after the death of his son, a close pal fears.
The 60-year-old has stayed away from the limelight since son Archie's tragically died after a brain tumour at 19 years old in 2020.
Writer Laurence Marks, who has been close friends with Nicholas for over two decades, has suggested that his pal likely won't return.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday, he said: "Nicholas underwent tragedy. It must have broken his heart. It would break anyone’s heart.
“He has always kept himself to himself and now he’ll do that more than ever. Now he’s lost his son, he’ll never come out again. I doubt we will see him do any more acting."
Last year, Nicholas' wife Lucy penned a heartfelt tribute to their son, one year on from his death.
At the time, Nicholas issued a heartbreaking statement, where he said him and Lucy were "utterly grief-stricken" by the news.
And in a new post on Instagram, Lucy paid tribute to her "magical boy" as she marked 12 months without him.
"It’s so hard to believe that it’s already been a week since we passed a year without you," she wrote.
"Thank you to everyone who came to show their love for our magical boy. Your friendship and kindness is beyond amazing and incredibly appreciated.
"To have to live without you is the biggest test of endurance we will ever face. We miss you every second of everyday."
Lucy went on to share how both she and Nicholas love their son with "every fibre of their being", as she explained how life threw the family "the cruelest card".
She continued: "Life threw us the cruelest card. Who would have thought that the silence in a home could be so deafening. We love you with every fibre of our being Archie. That will never change.
"And we are beyond grateful and honoured for every moment we had. Some people aren’t lucky enough to experience such love, but our days were filled with it from the moment we awoke to the moment we slept."
"We love you and miss you more than words could ever describe, the vocabulary simply doesn’t exist," she added.
"Thank you for choosing us. We hold on tight to every treasured memory, we are lucky, the list is endless. You are, and always will be, the most extraordinary human being I will ever have the privilege to know.
"Love you to the moon and back and beyond. Forever."
