Richard E Grant has revealed he no longer remembers the final eight months of his late wife Joan Washington's life, choosing instead to focus on her 'life enhancing vibrancy and humour' as he marked the fifth anniversary of her death.
The Withnail and I actor, who married Washington in 1986, shared a video from an episode of Nigel Slater's A Taste of Your Life on Instagram, in which Washington describes how Grant likes his porridge. In the clip, Grant is seen chuckling and squirming as his wife reveals his eating habits.
Grant thanks supporters and shares memory trick
Alongside the clip, Grant wrote: 'THANK YOU for ALL your compassionate messages on my late wife's 5th Anniversary. The wonderful trick of memory is that I no longer remember her final 8 months, but rather her Life enhancing vibrancy and humour. Special thanks to @nigelslater for inviting me on A TASTE OF YOUR LIFE.'
Slater was among the many people flooding Grant with support, posting a string of love hearts in the replies. Trudie Styler wrote: 'Dearest Richard -thinking of you -and thanking you for sharing this lovely video of Joan looking wonderful and reminding us of her crackling wit- and fun. I'm so happy to read you are emerging into the light and able to feel joy once more from your memories of your beautiful marriage to Joan.' Designer Jasper Conran celebrated her 'saucy, conspiratorial laugh'.
Grant cut friends out of his life after wife's death
Grant, who is about to appear on the second series of Celebrity Traitors, recently revealed he cut friends out of his life following his wife's death. He claimed some pals avoided him to swerve awkward conversations, stressing that he will never forgive them.
'I'm very unequivocal, black and white, all or nothing,' he said in an interview with The Times. 'I've tried to go for the grey areas but it's not succeeded for very long. There are people that have been edited out of my life and I will never see them again. 'They've used the wrong lighting': Katie Price responds to coverage of her NTAs look Four In A Bed's twist hailed as 'first worthy successor to sad little life Jane' If I had done that to them, I wouldn't be able to look them in the face.'
Grant still writes to Washington every night
He also shared that he still writes to Washington every night before bed and said he was still so far from even considering finding love again. 'I've not had any twinkles of that yet,' he said.
