Vanessa: I had one foot in the Redgrave
VANESSA Redgrave has told how she was given the strength to fight for her life by her daughter after suffering a heart attack two years ago.
Redgrave, 80, explained: “My eldest daughter died skiing and, in the middle of being in hospital, my second daughter, Joely Richardson, was with me.
“I said to her at one point, ‘I’m sorry. I really don’t think I can struggle on any more.’
“She said the most wonderful thing. She did not say, ‘Go on. You can do it. Go on.’ She gave me a lovely smile and said, ‘Well, if you feel you must go, then you should go. That would be good.’
“Because she gave me the relief, I felt strong again and felt I could continue.”
Natasha Richardson died from a brain injury caused by a skiing accident in 2009.