Anthony Hopkins has tried his best to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
The Oscar-winning actor, 87, known for his iconic roles in films such as The Silence of the Lambs, The Elephant Man, and The Two Popes has opened up about his relationship with his daughter Abigail in a new interview. Anthony welcomed his daughter with his first wife, Petronella Barker, from whom he split in 1972 when their daughter, who is now 57, was young.
He and his daughter reconnected in the 1990s, and Abigail even appeared in two of his films Shadowlands and Remains of the Day. But they have since grown apart again.
The actor told The New York Times, “My wife, Stella, sent an invitation [to Abigail] to come and see us.
“Not a word of response. So I think, okay, fine. I wish her well, but I’m not going to waste blood over that. If you want to waste your life being in resentment, fine, go ahead.”
When asked if he hopes that Abigail reads his book, We Did OK, Kid, the actor responded, “I’m not going to answer that. No. I don’t care.” The memoir is set for release on November 4.
Abigail did not follow under her father’s foot steps. Instead, she is a singer-songwriter and has released three albums in the 2000s and a new LP, Stardust, this year.
Speaking to the The Telegraph back in 2006, Abigail said that she was “possibly” open to reconciling with her father. At the time, the pair had not spoken in five years.
She said, “It would have to be a two-way thing, though. I don’t know how I would feel about it. We have never really been close. We’ve never discussed big life issues. Because, well, our relationship was always so sporadic. I’ve never felt I could discuss those sort of things with him.”
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