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Post by jamie2c on Feb 13, 2022 14:26:10 GMT
Had this idea for a thread.
Have you ever cried because of the death of a celebrity or famous person ?
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Post by jamie2c on Feb 13, 2022 14:28:41 GMT
I have, Bruce Forstyth.
He was a happy joyous man on TV for many Saturday evenings, during the bleak(for me) 1970s.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Feb 13, 2022 15:04:42 GMT
I did for Sondheim. Not at first, only once I went away that night and listened to a bunch of his music did I cry. I mean I guess I cry listening to much of his music at the best of times, but that night I was basically inconsolable haha.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 13, 2022 16:59:05 GMT
I didn’t cry but I felt a genuine sense of loss when Joan Rivers died. I still feel it a bit. Not really sure why, I wasn’t a JR superfan or anything, I liked her, saw her shows, thought she was great but when she died I felt really quite affected in a way I’ve never felt for a celebrity before or since. I wonder if it was because she was such a vital individual, she showed no sign of letting up, had an amazing work ethic and was still into her comedy and her fashion businesses right up to the last. And the circumstances of her death just felt very random. She could have walked away from that medical procedure just fine like she had walked away from so many, and carried on performing for years but that time she didn’t. Someone screwed up and she died. It all seemed very wrong. Poor Joan 😔
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 13, 2022 17:29:10 GMT
I was shocked when Sonhdiem died but I didn't cry. I didn't even find his death sad, perhaps because he was 91 and he achieved so much in his lifetime.
Sondheim's and Victoria Wood's death are the only celebrity deaths that caused a reaction in me.
And with Wood, I just thought that cancer is a fecker.
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Post by jess173 on Feb 13, 2022 17:44:27 GMT
I remember the day Terry Pratchett died. I got a text while I was driving home. I cried in the car the whole time. I grew up with his books and I still love every single one of them. I even was fortunate enough to meet him once and have a brief chat. It was kind of like losing my story telling granddad.
He was the only „celebrity“ I ever cried about tho…
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Post by sph on Feb 13, 2022 17:52:32 GMT
Not cried exactly, but I have been genuinely shocked when a particularly young and active celebrity has died.
Although I was very sad when Betty White passed away, it just seemed like she'd keep going on forever!
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Post by peggysue on Feb 13, 2022 18:33:13 GMT
I did shed a few tears when I heard about John Lennon because it was such a shock and he was my favourite Beatle.
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Post by alece10 on Feb 13, 2022 18:50:26 GMT
Apart from the obvious, Princess Diana, the death that affected me most was Victoria Wood. Such a tragic waste when she had so much more to give us.
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Post by Rory on Feb 13, 2022 19:24:45 GMT
The two deaths that made me very sad were Bowie and Helen McCrory.
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Post by Peter on Feb 13, 2022 20:30:59 GMT
Not actually cried, but I certainly felt the loss of Victoria Wood, Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith and Douglas Adams, considering I didn’t know them. There’s something about people I admire being taken before their time - Sondheim was sad (especially as he still seemed so alert and vital up to the end) but different somehow…
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Post by Marwood on Feb 13, 2022 20:46:04 GMT
I didn’t cry but I was upset when I heard of the deaths of Sean Hughes and Philip Seymour Hoffman, firstly because I’d met them and secondly because I just thought it was such a waste of life to go at such an early age.
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Post by Jon on Feb 13, 2022 20:58:23 GMT
I do wonder if a celebrity is elderly or ill for a while that you can feel sad but not shocked when they do die. With Prince Philip last year, the fact he'd been ill and in and out of hospital did mean that his death wasn't a shock when it was announced.
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Post by sfsusan on Feb 13, 2022 20:59:28 GMT
Bobby Kennedy (even though I was working on his opponent's campaign), John Lennon, the Challenger crew, Princess Diana, Anthony Bourdain.
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Post by richey on Feb 13, 2022 21:23:08 GMT
Victoria Wood. I was in work with the radio on when her death was announced and had to sit down and catch my breath. She had such an influence on me growing up. I still get a tear when I watch any tribute show to her.
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Post by theatreian on Feb 13, 2022 22:23:27 GMT
Yes Princess Diana really hit hard. I went to London that week to sign the book of condolence. I remember seeing Blood brothers that afternoon with Helen Reddy and it was so emotional. Victoria Wood was the other celebrity that hit me. Such a loss and so much more to give.
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Post by LaLuPone on Feb 13, 2022 23:31:06 GMT
Elisabeth Sladen, was 10 years old when it happened so it was my first experience of death really. Had grown up watching her in Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures.
Emma Chambers. She really was the heart and soul of Vicar of Dibley.
Naya Rivera, an absolute tragedy and especially sad that she died saving her son. Such a pointless waste of life and a wonderful talent though.
These all hit especially hard because they all died relatively young, it just felt so unfair. Although Sondheim’s death was a huge loss I found it hard to be too heartbroken because he lived such a long life with a fantastic career if that makes sense?
I already know I’ll be inconsolable the day Patti leaves us so I just try not to think about that.
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Post by vdcni on Feb 14, 2022 7:02:03 GMT
Certainly close to tears for Victoria Wood and David Bowie. Those are the two deaths that hit me the most.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 14, 2022 7:24:57 GMT
When the Queen dies I suspect we get a very large outpouring of grief a la Diana
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Post by alnoor on Feb 14, 2022 8:41:55 GMT
Helen McCrory and last week Lata Mangeshkar
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Feb 14, 2022 8:42:58 GMT
Not actually cried, but I certainly felt the loss of Victoria Wood, Jeremy Hardy, Linda Smith and Douglas Adams, considering I didn’t know them. There’s something about people I admire being taken before their time - Sondheim was sad (especially as he still seemed so alert and vital up to the end) but different somehow… Yep I was going to add Linda Smith and Jeremy Hardy |
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Post by vickyg on Feb 14, 2022 9:16:27 GMT
Apart from the obvious, Princess Diana, the death that affected me most was Victoria Wood. Such a tragic waste when she had so much more to give us. Absolutely re Victoria Wood. I didn't cry because I was at work but I could have done. I felt like I had been punched in the stomach for a good few days. |
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Post by adrianics on Feb 14, 2022 10:21:53 GMT
Robin Williams. A huge childhood figure for me and one of those people who you just thought would be around forever, and as I was going through my own mental health struggles at the time the way he died hit me hard.
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Post by PhantomNcl on Feb 14, 2022 11:07:18 GMT
I didn't cry, but was definitely shocked and very saddened when Victoria Wood died.
I did cry when John Inman died though. I'd worked a fantastic panto run with him way back in 2002/3 and he was such a wonderful man - a fantastic performer, and so friendly off-stage.
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Post by jaqs on Feb 14, 2022 15:33:50 GMT
River Phoenix when I was a teenager, and Kurt Cobain not long later.
I also felt a big loss with Victoria Wood, just the way she wove her stories.
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