Regina King and Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Reside!’
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Regina King and Jimmy Kimmel had a bittersweet second Thursday evening throughout their first interview collectively because the dying of her son greater than two years in the past.
The Oscar-winning actress made an look on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! and was greeted by the host, “It’s excellent to see you. How are you doing proper now?”
King responded with a smile, “Proper now, I’m good.”
“Good, I’m glad to listen to that,” Kimmel stated as he tried to carry again tears. “I do know you’ve been by lots the final 12 months.”
The Shirley actress proceeded to achieve over and take the host’s hand with a smile, including, “Yeah, it’s good to see you, Jimmy.”
King‘s solely baby, Ian Alexander Jr., died by suicide in January 2022 at 26 years outdated. She shared Ian along with her ex-husband, report producer Ian Alexander Sr.
Earlier this month, the If Beale Avenue Might Speak actress opened up about her son’s dying in an interview with Robin Roberts for Good Morning America, sharing the “journey” she’s skilled as she grieves Ian.
“I’m a special individual now than I used to be on Jan. 19 [before Ian died],” King stated on the time. “Grief is a journey. I perceive that grief is love that has no place to go. I do know that it’s necessary to me to honor Ian within the totality of who he’s, talk about him within the current, as a result of he’s all the time with me and the enjoyment and happiness that he gave all of us.”
She added, “My favourite factor about myself is being Ian’s mother. And I can’t say that with a smile, with tears, with all the emotion that comes with that. I can’t do this if I didn’t respect the journey.”