Rachael Stirling admits nibbling a grain or two of her mother's ashes
Stirling wrote the book All About My Mother, which describes a stormy but loving relationship.
A dozen news outlets ran headlines last month saying Rachael Stirling eats her mother's ashes before going on stage. Stirling has admitted she nibbled a grain or two of her mother's ashes.
Reactions to her confession ranged from recognition to disgust. Stirling's mother, Diana Rigg, was an iconic actor with a 60-year career.
Stirling says she missed her mother so intensely that she wrote the book All About My Mother. She describes her mother as honest, sometimes 'eye-bleedingly so'.
- 60 years as an actor
- Diana Rigg's career
- A dozen news outlets, last month
- Outlets running headlines
- An Emmy and a Tony
- Awards won by Diana Rigg
- All About My Mother
- Book
Why it mattersReaders who only saw the headlines got a very different picture from the full article.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet. The story is about a family's private grief, so it is unlikely to change daily life here.
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