"Fricker said she spends every day in pain and gets out of breath just talking, stating: "I've never known tiredness ever in my life". The "weary" former Coronation Street and Casualty star, who is also known for playing the pigeon lady in Home Alone 2, said that she asks herself: "Will I ever get up again?" "I'm having a dreadful death," Fricker told The Guardian. "I'm just dying - every day in pain," she said, wryly adding: "I'll probably live to be 100.""
"The actor didn't go into specifics, but said that when she's unable to sleep, she watches The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: "It's better than sex. It's better than getting drunk. I just love it." Fricker also revealed that she occasionally gets a phone call from Daniel Day-Lewis, her co-star in My Left Foot, the biopic of Christy Brown, a man born with cerebral palsy who could control only his left foot."
Brenda Fricker, aged 80, lives confined to her bed in Dublin and endures daily pain and breathlessness that limit basic activity. Persistent fatigue has left her questioning whether she will be able to get up again. Fricker describes her condition as a dreadful death while also acknowledging a belief that she may live to 100. Sleepless nights are passed by watching reality television, and occasional contact comes from former co-star Daniel Day-Lewis. Fricker retired from acting in 2014 after six decades, returned for roles in 2021, and supplied a voice role in a 2023 film. She manages solitary holidays with pre-recorded programmes and her dog.
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