'I wish Momby was here': Billie Lourd is sad that late mom Carrie Fisher won't get to see grandchildren
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Billie Lourd opened up about grief in a tribute post for her late mother. The actress, who lost her mother Carrie Fisher in 2016, shared how she is processing her grief in an Instagram post featuring a photo of her and Fisher. Two weeks after the birth of her daughter Jackson Joanne, the 'Ticket to Paradise' actress opened up on how she felt on that difficult day. Lourd and her husband of 30 years, Austen Rydell, also have a 2-year-old son, Kingston Fisher.
"✨❤️✨It has been 6 years since my Momby died (feels like 2 but also like 705 at the same time?) And unlike most other years since she's died, this year, these past two weeks have been some of the most joyful of my life," Lourd wrote. "Giving birth to my daughter and watching my son meet her have been two of the most magical moments I have ever experienced. But with the magic of life tends to come the reality of grief," she continued. "My mom is not here to meet either of them and isn't here to experience any of the magic."
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Lourd admitted that "sometimes the magical moments can also be the hardest." "That's the thing about grief. I wish my Momby were here, but she isn't," Lourd continued, before sharing the ways she keeps Fisher's memory alive for her little ones. "So all I can do is hold onto the magic harder, hug my kids a little tighter. Tell them a story about her. Share her favorite things with them. Tell them how much she would have loved them," Lourd shared. "For anyone out there experiencing the reality of grief alongside the magic of life, I see you. You are not alone," the mom of two concluded. "Don't ignore either. Life can be magical and griefy at the same time."
Lourd and her spouse Austen Rydell welcomed a baby daughter on December 15. After a long journey from London to Los Angeles, Lourd's mother Fisher, well known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' series, died unexpectedly on December 27, 2016, from "sleep apnea and other unidentified circumstances." Following her illness on a United Airlines trip a few days earlier, Fisher spent four days in the hospital.
The 60-year-old actress had cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy in her system at the time of her death, according to an autopsy report. However, the coroner's office was unable to pinpoint the precise contribution of the substances to Fisher's demise, as per US Today.
Bryan Lourd, the actor's father, made the first announcement about the birth of his granddaughter at Variety's Dealmakers Breakfast in Beverly Hills, California. "My daughter had a baby last night," he said while sitting down with Claudia Eller, Variety's chief production officer. "I left the hospital at 1.30 and got there this morning at 6. I'm a little tired, but happy." "Everything's great," he added. "So if I wander, it's because the adrenaline is still flowing."