Caring side of Big Yin.BILLY Connolly helped to nurse his ex-wife's dying father, it has been revealed. The comedy legend had not seen Bill Pressagh in more than 20 years following his split from first wife Iris. Cara, his daughter by Iris, tracked down her mum's parents in Spain but weeks after their reunion, her grandmother died. And Cara brought Bill, who was battling cancer, to stay in Billy's home to be looked after. He died weeks later, not long before Billy's 60th birthday. The moving story is revealed in a new book about Billy by his second wife, comedian turned psychiatrist psychiatrist /psy·chi·a·trist/ (si-ki´ah-trist) a physician who specializes in psychiatry. psy·chi·a·trist n. A physician who specializes in psychiatry. Pamela Stephenson Pamela Stephenson (also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly) Ph.D., (born December 4, 1949 in Takapuna, Auckland) is a New Zealand-Australian clinical psychologist and former actress and comedian, now resident in New York, New York, USA. . Pamela said: ``At the party, Billy touchingly paid tribute to Bill, who had just been cremated in the kilt kilt Knee-length, skirtlike garment worn by men as part of the traditional national garb, or Highland dress, of Scotland. It is made of permanently pleated wool and wrapped around the wearer's waist so that the pleats are in the back and the flat ends overlap in front. he hoped to wear to the occasion. ``He also said how proud he was of his children, James and Cara, for their brave, loving care of their grandad.'' CAPTION(S): HELP: Billy Connolly |
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