Beloved Actress Shares Raw Grief Reflecting on Famous Mother’s Death: ‘Why Couldn’t She Have Lived as Long as They Have?’
Billie Lourd reflects on nine years of grief and the bittersweet memories of her late mother, Carrie Fisher, while sharing her children’s connection to their grandmother’s legacy.
- On Oct. 21, Billie Lourd, actress, posted an Instagram tribute for what would have been Carrie Fisher's birthday, sharing a black-and-white photo with Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.
- Lourd wrote grief is a `weird soup of feelings` mixing sadness and anger over Fisher's struggles and that Debbie Reynolds never met Kingston Fisher or Jackson Joanne.
- Lourd explained how she honors Fisher by sharing stories, watching movies, and enjoying favorite foods while calling her children Kingston Fisher and Jackson Joanne `magical, smart, hilarious, kind creatures`.
- For her children, Lourd said she tries to celebrate Carrie Fisher's life by focusing on the good parts and avoids details, adding `Death isn't looming at our doorsteps the way it always was for her`.
- Fisher's legacy includes her iconic role as Princess Leia in the `Star Wars` saga and her candid advocacy on addiction and bipolar disorder, which resonates in Lourd's post.
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Beloved actress shares raw grief reflecting on famous mother’s death: ‘Why couldn’t she have lived as long as they have?’
"American Horror Story" actress Billie Lourd paid tribute to her late mother, Carrie Fisher, on what would have been Fisher’s 69th birthday, sharing an emotional Instagram post about grief, motherhood and keeping Fisher’s memory alive.
Billie Lourd mourns mom Carrie Fisher in birthday tribute
Billie Lourd and Carrie Fisher attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 7th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Billie Lourd is mourning her mother, Carrie Fisher. Fisher died at age 60 in December 2016 following a heart attack. Lourd took to Instagram on Tuesday to pay tribute to her mother on what would have b…
Billie Lourd mourns mom Carrie Fisher in birthday tribute – KS95 94.5
Billie Lourd is mourning her mother, Carrie Fisher. Fisher died at age 60 in December 2016 following a heart attack. Lourd took to Instagram on Tuesday to pay tribute to her mother on what would have been Fisher’s 69th birthday. She shared a photo of herself, Fisher and her maternal grandmother, the late Debbie Reynolds, alongside a lengthy caption. “My mom would’ve been 69 years old today. Which still feels shockingly young because this is the …
Billie Lourd mourns mom Carrie Fisher in birthday tribute - The Pulse of NH
Billie Lourd and Carrie Fisher attend the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 7th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Billie Lourd is mourning her mother, Carrie Fisher.Fisher died at age 60 in December 2016 following a heart attack. Lourd took to Instagram on Tuesday to pay tribute to her mother on what would have bee…
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