Acclaimed Hollywood actress Sharon Stone has opened up about the profound effect her mother’s last words had on her.
Sharon announced earlier this year that her mother, Dot, had passed away, sharing the news on Instagram. She later explained that she waited a few months after her mother’s actual passing before releasing the news to allow herself time to grieve.
In a candid interview with the Guardian, Sharon delved into the challenging final months of her mother’s life, describing the “delirium” her family faced during her illness, reports the Mirror.
Sharon recounted her mother’s stark final message to her: “When the last thing your mother says to you before she dies is: ‘You talk too much, you make me want to commit suicide,’ and the whole rooms laughs, you think: that’s a hard one to go out on, Mom!”.
She reflected on her mother’s character, noting, “But that’s how she was. This lack of ability to find tenderness and peace within herself.”
The Hollywood star also discussed her mother’s deep-seated fear of death and reluctance to encounter her own relatives in the afterlife due to their abusive treatment of her.
In her 2021 memoir, “The Beauty of Living Twice,” Sharon alleged that her mother endured regular beatings at the hands of her maternal grandfather.
Sharon shared: “She was desperately afraid that when she died her mother and father would be there. She didn’t want to die, because she didn’t want to see them, because they were so awful.
“So I convinced her that I had put them in jail and they were not going to be there. She was in such hell. Nobody comes through this life intact. So why do we pretend that one does?”
During her illustrious career, Sharon has starred in legendary movies such as Basic Instinct, Total Recall, and Casino. This year she appears in Nobody 2 portraying a crime boss, a character she says she enjoyed and drew inspiration from an unexpected place.
She explained: “I don’t want to play villains unless they touch the zeitgeist. So I wanted this villain to feel as if she came out of social media, because that is the most scary thing right now.”
Sharon’s remarks about social media emerge as governments worldwide intensify pressure on tech companies to safeguard users, particularly children.
The UK’s Online Safety Act exemplifies legislative efforts to shield users, with Sky reporting the nation may implement additional measures including screen time restrictions for youngsters.
Labour’s Technology Secretary Peter Kyle informed the network: “I am looking very carefully about the overall time kids spend on these apps.
“I think some parents feel a bit disempowered about how to actually make their kids healthier online. We talk a lot about a healthy childhood offline. We need to do the same online.”