Only Fools And Horses legend Sir David Jason has described how playing Del Boy helped him deal with one of the lowest points in his life.
Sir David, 80, said dedication to his work helped him recover emotionally from the grief of losing the love of his life. When his partner Welsh actress Myfanwy Talog died of cancer aged 50 in 1995, he went through a “terrible sad period”, and ploughed his energy into filming a hit trilogy of Only Fools and Horses specials.
He said: “It took a bit of time to recover from that. As soon I got over the worst of it, I dedicated to working as hard as I could and getting back into gear.
Not an easy thing to do at first, but that is what you have to get up and do sometimes.” Sir David never thought he would find
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