SOMETIMES I’ll see a mother and daughter in a cafe and feel a stab of jealousy.I’ve always had a tricky relationship with my mum, who left when I was 15 to live with her new partner, and after one particularly uncomfortable dinner in 2018, I stopped answering her calls.Writer Kate Wills, pictured with her daughter, cut contact with her own mumMatt Goss recently revealed he is ‘completely estranged’ from his twin brother and former Bros bandmate LukeTim StewartIt’s believed Meghan no longer has any relationship with her father Thomas Markle[/caption]I didn’t see her again for more than six years.
Every time I wrote about it in my Fabulous column, I was surprised at how many messages I’d receive from people in similar positions.In Britain, research by the charity Stand Alone has found that around one in five families – around 12 million people – are affected by estrangement, with many sharing their experiences of going “low contact” or “no contact” on TikTok and Reddit.Celebrities aren’t immune either, with singer Matt Goss recently revealing he is “completely estranged” from his twin brother and former Bros bandmate Luke.
Jennifer Aniston is a high-profile case of family estrangement. The actress had a famously complicated relationship with her mother Nancy Dow, but patched things up before she passed away in 2016.Meghan Markle is another celebrity estranged from family – it is believed she no longer has a relationship with her father, Thomas Ma.
