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Stephen Graham reveals his mum died days before New Year Honours announcement
“With the purest heart… my mum passed away.”The actor continued: “Her words as a child ‘no one is above you and no one is below you… all are equal’ have remained with me throughout my life.“I feel so honoured and proud to share this with her…”In a poignant gesture, Stephen signed off the message: “An OBE for both of us mum.”Fans of the star rushed to the post’s comments section to send him their condolences and support.Thatgarylamont said: “I’m so sorry, Ste. What an unimaginable loss.“Love and warmest well wishes to you all.”Becdimples commented: “Sorry for your loss Stephen and congratulations on your OBE.“Sending lots of love to you and your family x”Dani_twigg added: “Your mum's double.So sorry for your loss.“Her words are beautiful and an honour for you to share.”This year Graham starred in ITV’s The Walk-In, musical film Matilda, police comedy series Code 404, and hit BBC show Peaky Blinders.Earlier this year, Stephen took to the social media platform to issue a message to those who helped bring his latest drama, the Walk-In, to life.He shared a close-up picture of himself in one of the show’s promo shots.Stephen captioned the photo: “To each and every person that helped make this powerful drama…thank you.“You are all truly outstanding.
