Sir David and his daughter, now 52, had crossed paths through mutual friends but had no idea they were related
Sir David Jason's family has grown after he discovered he had a daughter he knew nothing about - for 52 years. The actor, 83, has also been reunited with his 10-year-old grandson.
Abi, who is also an actor, and Charlie even spent some of the festive period with Sir David at his home in Ellesborough, Bucks. They played board games and the youngster was given a John Lewis Build Your Own Electronics Set as a Christmas present by him. During visits, Sir David invites his grandson into his workshop. The pair repair items and he is introducing the boy to the world of model rockets which he launches on fine days.
Sir David and Jennifer’s relationship began at the start of 1970, when he was 30. They both starred in Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood at London’s May Fair theatre. A year later he appeared in a film version of the classic. Abi and Sir David happened to be standing beside one another at an event for a mutual friend when she spotted they had similar side profiles. She then became convinced he was her father. Understandably, she felt reluctant to broach such a sensitive subject for many years afterwards, though it played on her mind often.
Sir David agreed to take the paternity test but it still came as a complete surprise to everyone when it showed he was Abi’s father. The stunned family met up at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, Central London, to discuss how to connect. With Abi and Sophie being brought up as only children, it has delighted both of them to suddenly find they have a sister. Sophie has offered to help decorate Abi’s Brighton home, and makes an effort to pop home from university when she and Charlie are visiting Sir David and Gill.
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