Billie Lourd and Carrie Fisher.
(Getty Images)Billie Lourd Admits she feels ‘sad but grateful’ as she celebrates eighth anniversary of mother’s death Carrie Fisher’s die.
Lorde took to Instagram on Friday, December 27, to express her mixed feelings about the tragic moment, sharing a throwback photo of herself with her late mother while offering an emotional tribute.
“It’s been eight years since my mom passed away. As my son would say, “It’s been too much!” “I’ve been dreading this day. I spend a lot of time thinking about how bad I’m going to feel, and my fears are usually right. I woke up this morning with dark clouds hanging over me,” Rudd, 32, wrote. But when my kids woke up, the clouds cleared and were replaced by bright sunshine. The anniversary of her death was like an emotional tropical storm. It rained much of the day, but in between the storms, there was less light than there was. Any day with storm clouds is more beautiful. There is no rainbow without the storm.
The actress went on to use a metaphor to explain what it’s like to struggle with grief.
Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Jim Spellman/WireImage Billie Lourd is honoring her late mother seven years after the death of “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher. Lorde, 31, posted her caption on Instagram on Wednesday, December 27, “It’s been 7 years since my mom passed away (but who’s counting? I guess it’s me?).” bring different iterations […]
“There is a great Anne Lamott To quote, grief is “like a broken leg that never fully heals—it still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to live with the limp.” This perfectly describes how I feel today.
She continued, “Yes, it’s sad that it’s cold, and yes, I may have a limp, but I’m definitely dancing through life (oops, did I quote an evil quote?). In fact, my limp makes me A better dancer. My sadness has given me a deeper appreciation for all the small moments in my life. So today I am sad (sad but grateful) that I look at my son and the magic I know she has. Be part of this magic. The sadness. The magic. The fullness of it all in a profound way. ❤️
After Fisher’s death, Billie and her partner welcomed 4-year-old son Kingston and 2-year-old daughter Jackson Joanne Austin Rydell.
Fisher died of a heart attack in December 2016 at the age of 60. One day later, Fisher’s mother, Debbie Reynoldsdied of a stroke at the age of 84.
In the years since the deaths of her mother and grandmother, Lorde has often spoken publicly about her losses.
Last year, Lorde posted another poignant post to mark the anniversary of her mother’s death.
“It’s been 7 years since my mom passed away (but who’s counting? I guess it’s me?),” Lorde wrote in December 2023. Some fill me with rage, some make me cry all day, some make me feel separated and empty, some make me feel nothing, some make me feel guilty for not feeling anything, and some make me feel it all at once All these things.
Billie Lourd has shared how working on Gia Coppola’s new film The Last Showgirl made her feel closer to her late mother Carrie Fisher and grandmother Debbie Reynolds. Join costars Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis on stage at the premiere of The Last Showgirl at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, September […]
this scream queens In December 2021, the alumnus also admitted that dealing with grief is “never easy.”
“I’m in a different stage of grief every moment of every day,” Lorde wrote on Instagram. “My sadness is a multi-course meal with many complex ingredients. A haggling appetizer, followed by an angry appetizer, with a side of frustration, the acceptance of the main course and of course a little rejection of the dessert.
She continued: “That’s the way grief is supposed to be – everything happening at once – there’s actually no ‘should’ in grief – it’s just what it is to you, and that’s the ‘should’.”
