David Jason: My Life

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Sir David was already on the cusp of becoming a household name thanks to his role as Granville in Open All Hours when he first met the woman he would go on to describe as the “love of my life”. Strictly's Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola fuel romance rumours as they pose for cosy photoshoot with fans saying they are a 'match made in heaven' At last this was the opportunity I had been waiting for to make a name for myself on television and one I intended to take with both hands,” he explains.

The school entered the play into a drama festival, which they won and David caught the eye of the man in charge of a local theatre group.Since 2013, he has starred in Still Open All Hours. It features many original cast members (and a portrait of Ronnie Barker as Arkwright) and is still written by Roy Clarke, the original writer and creator of the show. He has also starred as Captain Skipper, a sea captain, sea dog and Pip's uncle in the animated series Pip Ahoy!. He said we have 18 girls and we have got no boys. We both looked at each other… when can we join? Ever since acting has been my life.” Omid Scobie's scathing book expected to blame embattled civil servant Simon Case for deepening the rift between William and Harry He did not have acting parents although his elder brother, Arthur did act. You can see how hard he worked to get to where he got. Repertory work, touring theatre and TV. It was a bit of a gamble but it paid off handsomely. He tells us about all the British TV stars he worked with over the years. He does not relent on informing us of the good and the bad. His relationship with Ronnie Barker is truly lovely as you would expect. It's funny how you form an impression of an actor based on the roles played. Wrong of course. I learned that Jason's real surname is White but when he registered with Actors Equity that name was taken. He chose Jason because when he was a kid he was a fan of Jason and the Argonauts.

My mum, Olwen, was a bright and talkative woman who loved a gossip and a story, and was given slightly to malapropisms. And she was Welsh so, of course, she sang. I remember being cuddled up with her on the sofa on a dark winter afternoon, just the two of us, the fire lit, her singing me Christmas songs as snow fell into the yard. Physical affection was rare. But that wasn't just my parents – that was how people were. We knew we were loved. She had a specialist who said she should have an operation to remove her breast because radiotherapy wasn’t going to shrink the cancer on its own. On reflection that was one of only two occasions in my acting life when I found myself doing anything that could remotely be described as a sex scene.”

In December 2021, Jason made a surprise cameo appearance on the Christmas Special of Strictly Come Dancing in the role of Del Boy to pass on a special message to The Repair Shop's Jay Blades, who was performing to the Only Fools and Horses theme tune. [16] Honours [ edit ] It helps you thrive from the inside out!': Meet the women who say this supplement is the secret to feeling fabulous in their 50s and 60s Dan Walker is seen for the first time after detailing his horror cancer scare as he arrives at Strictly studios to watch BBC show So famous is David Jason as a TV star that it was a surprise to learn he began his acting on the stage. He had a plethora of stories to tell, both heartwarming and humorous, none of which I'll spoil here. EMILY PRESCOTT: Cressida's chilled to the Bonas... Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend shows she's still a fan of real shops