BBC star issues heartbreaking message after father tragically ‘took his own life’
Douglas Booth has revealed that his father “tragically” ended his own life this year. The BBC star turned to Instagram on what should have been his dad Simon’s birthday to share the devastating news. The My Salinger Year actor, 33, posted a touching collection of photographs featuring his late father, including one showing Douglas and his sister as youngsters, wrapped in Simon’s loving embrace.
Additional snaps captured him with his family during various outings, including a picture of Douglas’s actress wife Bel Powley standing beside Simon. Further images depicted Simon fetching the family Christmas tree, as well as unwinding in the garden with the family dog settled on his lap. The Greenwich-born star wrote: “Today would have been my dad’s 64th birthday.”
In a devastating revelation, he proceeded to disclose that Simon tragically passed away earlier this year.
Douglas wrote: “On the 4th May this year, my dad tragically took his own life. I’ve struggled to find the words for this loss. There are questions I’ll never have answers to, and I’m slowly learning to live with that. What I do know is that my dad was a gentle, kind, generous man, and he is deeply missed.
“In time, I want to find a way to turn this pain into something useful – to support and champion places that give men space to connect, talk, and feel understood. Too many men find themselves isolated, unable to express what they’re going through, or unsure of where to turn. Loneliness is a quiet epidemic. I’ve struggled with anxiety myself, and I know how frightening it can feel to be battling something internally while the world carries on around you.
“It isn’t as simple as ‘checking in’ on the people you love – sometimes they can’t hear you, even when you’re trying. And as people get older, lose the structure of work, or face changes in their identity or their bodies, the world can become even harder to navigate. My dad also struggled – with undiagnosed autism – and didn’t always have the tools to reinvent himself or ask for help.
“Losing someone to suicide is a complex grief, and my heart is with anyone who has walked this path. I’m incredibly grateful for my family, my friends, and at times complete strangers who have helped me begin to get through this.
“Happy Birthday Dad. I love and miss you. Always.”
Douglas’s poignant final photograph captured Simon perched on a countryside fence, gazing across sprawling fields as twilight descended upon the horizon.
News
“Apologize to my daughter—right now,” a furious father demanded after a teacher dismissed him as “just a Marine.” Moments later, he walked into the school with his loyal K9 partner — and what happened next left the entire classroom speechless.
“Apologize to my daughter—right now,” a furious father demanded after a teacher dismissed him as “just a Marine.” Moments later, he walked into the school with his loyal K9 partner — and what happened next left the entire classroom speechless….
A Husband Locked His Pregnant Wife in a Freezer — But What She Did to Save Her Twins Turned a Death Trap Into a Miracle No One Could Believe
A Husband Locked His Pregnant Wife in a Freezer — But What She Did to Save Her Twins Turned a Death Trap Into a Miracle No One Could Believe At 32 weeks pregnant, I was locked inside a freezer by…
I Gave My Mother $1.5 Million a Month to Care for My Wife After Childbirth — Then I Came Home Early and Found Her Eating Spoiled Rice in Silence.k
I Gave My Mother $1.5 Million a Month to Care for My Wife After Childbirth — Then I Came Home Early and Found Her Eating Spoiled Rice in Silence I thought I was giving my wife safety after childbirth. Instead,…
My Sister Said My Baby Boy Belonged to Her — What Happened Next Destroyed Our Family Forever.
My Sister Said My Baby Boy Belonged to Her — What Happened Next Destroyed Our Family Forever The night my family celebrated my unborn son, my sister pulled me into my parents’ kitchen, looked me dead in the eye, and…
Just as he prepared to transfer $980 million to his pregnant ex-wife, the courtroom doors burst open and a homeless girl rushed in with a worn envelope. Her shocking claim about the baby’s true father stunned everyone and halted everything instantly.
Just as he prepared to transfer $980 million to his pregnant ex-wife, the courtroom doors burst open and a homeless girl rushed in with a worn envelope. Her shocking claim about the baby’s true father stunned everyone and halted everything…
When HOA President Margaret slapped my disabled daughter and ripped away her oxygen tube, she thought she was humiliating a helpless family. She had no idea my mother had spent her life protecting innocent people from predators exactly like her — and this time, Margaret had chosen the wrong child to terrorize.
When HOA President Margaret slapped my disabled daughter and ripped away her oxygen tube, she thought she was humiliating a helpless family. She had no idea my mother had spent her life protecting innocent people from predators exactly like her…
End of content
No more pages to load
