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Richard E. Grant: Becoming a widower made me aware of ‘loss and survival’

The actor’s wife, Joan Washington, died in September 2021 after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.

Evening Standard

‘They’ve become a mantra’: Richard E. Grant shares the poignant words his wife said in the days before her death

The actor still writes to his deceased wife Joan every night

Woman & Home

Richard E Grant has reason to celebrate 5 years after wife Joan's death

Richard E Grant reveals his family have a reason to celebrate this summer, half a decade after the death of his wife Joan Washington.

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Richard E. Grant reveals 'precious' last gift from his late wife, and shares why he doesn’t want to get over the loss

The Withnail & I actor shared the 'precious words' left behind by his late wife as he continues to open up on his grief and crying 'every day'

Woman & Home

Richard E. Grant admits he ‘cries every day’ four years after wife Joan’s death

The actor was married to Joan Washington, an acclaimed dialect coach who worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars

Evening Standard

Richard E Grant shows off 'maximalist perfection' Christmas decor at London home

A slew of famous faces, including a Hollywood acting legend, were quick to praise his extravagant Christmas decorations

Evening Standard

Richard E. Grant is comfortable travelling solo

Richard E. Grant is happy to globe-trot solo following the passing of his wife Joan Washington in 2021.

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Richard E. Grant reveals why he is 'not looking for love' four years on from the death of his wife

Richard E. Grant has admitted that "not looking for" love, almost four years after his wife Joan passed away.

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Richard E. Grant reveals how he got through personal tragedy at the start of his career

Richard E. Grant has used "blind faith" to get through difficult times at the start of his career.

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Richard E. Grant reveals late wife made list of women he shouldn't date weeks before she died

His wife passed away in September 2021 at the age of 74, eight months after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer

Evening Standard

Richard E. Grant still emails late wife Joan Washington every night, four years after her tragic death

The dialect coach passed away in September 2021 at the age of 74 following a lung cancer battle

Evening Standard

Richard E Grant slams 'household names' who treated his daughter 'appallingly'

Actor Richard E Grant has condemned a number of "household names" who treated his daughter "appallingly" while she was working as a runner - revealing they "changed their tune" as soon as they found out "who her father was".

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Richard E Grant writes to late wife every night

Actor Richard E Grant has revealed he writes letters to his late wife Joan Washington every night to help him process his grief since her death aged 75 in September 2021 after a battle with lung cancer.

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Richard E Grant reveals how Steve Martin helped him achieve the ‘greatest epiphany’ of his life

The actor has talked about how he managed to reconnect with his mother and forgive her

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‘Does time heal? I don’t think so’: Richard E Grant on love, loss – and bonking

The raw intensity and personal honesty that Richard E Grant brought to Withnail and I was real and has never left him. Now the actor and diarist, still grieving the loss of his wife, talks openly about heartbreak, ambition and his traumatic upbringing

The Independent UK

Richard E Grant says there are friends he’ll ‘never speak to again’ after death of wife Joan

‘Withnail and I’ star has felt he ‘was being punished’ by absent friends after wife’s death

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‘I will never speak to them again’: Richard E Grant says he has lost friends after the death of his wife Joan

‘Withnail and I’ star has felt he ‘was being punished’ by absent friends after wife’s death

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Book Review: Richard E. Grant’s emotional roller coaster memoir, 'A Pocketful of Happiness'

In his memoir, “A Pocketful of Happiness,” Swazi-British actor Richard E

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Richard E Grant reflects on ‘complicated gratitude’ for mother as he announces her death aged 93

The ‘Game of Thrones’ actor told his Twitter followers that he received eight missed calls and knew ‘immediately’ what had happened

Evening Standard

Richard E. Grant details ‘complicated’ relationship with mother after her death at 93

The actor spoke in a Twitter video about feeling ‘resignation’ after learning she had died

The Guardian - UK

A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant audiobook review – laughter, loss and love

The actor warmly recalls the time he shared with his wife during her last year and their past encounters with glitz and glamour

The Independent UK

Richard E Grant on grief, music, and his late wife Joan Washington: ‘I still have silent conversations with her’

The ‘Withnail and I’ star has spoken candidly on Instagram about the pain of becoming a widower, and in his moving memoir ‘A Pocketful of Happiness’. He sits down with Laura Barton while touring his one-man show, ‘An Evening with Richard E Grant’

Evening Standard

Richard E. Grant says friends avoid him in street since wife Joan Washington died from cancer

The Withnail actor was inundated with support after sharing the upsetting incident online

Wales Online

Hollywood star Richard E Grant is coming to Wales and you can go and see him

Top actor Richard E Grant will come to Wales in May

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Richard E Grant fights back tears as he introduces Baftas segment after death of his own wife

The veteran actor lost his wife of 35 years to cancer in September 2021

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