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Damian Lewis opens up on how he handles grief after the tragic death of wife Helen McCrory


The Homeland actor, 54, said: 'There's a well-known psychological state in grief, or post any sort of trauma, which is called the manic defence.'

Damian spoke about the qualities his children Manon, 18, and Gulliver, 16, had inherited from their mother in a sweet tribute to Helen in The Times, as he opened up on the absence her death had left in their lives. When Helen died, he revealed in a social media post that she had urged him to find love again, telling him and their son and daughter that she wanted 'Daddy to have lots of girlfriends'. His debut album, Mission Creep, was released in June 2023, which gave him a 'sense of comfort' because it included lyrics paying tribute to his late wife.

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