'Californication' Star Deals With Husband's Sudden Death - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-20-2008, 10:59 AM

(Sept. 19) - On May 20, 'Californication' star Natascha McElhone received a heartfelt voice mail from her husband, plastic surgeon Martin Kelly. Minutes after calling his wife, Kelly died.
McElhone, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, found out while she was on the set of the Showtime series and her world fell apart. The actress gives the Times Online a candid interview about her husband and how she gets by. Read a Breakdown of What She Said Below

The Voice Mail: "He left me this message, full of the joys . . . he couldn't wait to come out the next week, he was so excited about the scan, so excited about the baby. Thank God, a lovely last message."
Her Feelings on Finding Out: "It’s the closest I've ever felt to being hit by an avalanche."
Her Life Now: "I haven't been able to go off into a corner and be self-indulgent. All the decisions have been made for me in that respect. There's no 'Shall I crumble or shall I rise, phoenix-like, from all this and take on the world?' -- clearly, I can only do the latter. My boys are like little Duracell batteries that slot in the morning and I'm charged up for the day. I'm lucky."
On Thinking About Her Husband: "Martin is really, really present, which I'm surprised by and delighted by. I've never been one to believe in spirits, but I feel we're all suffused with him in different ways and that will live on, in me, in the kids, in this new little one that's just coming along. The amazing thing is how you can keep going if you have to. You can see that by looking at people in far worse situations, in disasters or war-torn countries ... and that is how you feel, a bit like a refugee, as if everything that belongs to you has been broken."
How She Felt After Meeting Him When She Was 16: "This Adonis opened the door and I was slightly gobsmacked. He was very casual but he claimed, many years later, that his heart skipped a beat too when he saw me. I can't quite believe that. He was about 21, and that’s such a big difference at that age. He was a medical student and he'd already achieved so much."
On the Video She Showed After His Funeral: "We've got a little projector and a screen and six people at a time went upstairs and watched it on a loop. It was supposed to make everyone laugh but of course they all came down in floods of tears."

http://www.popeater.com/television/a...ls-with/180475

Schmoopie · 09-21-2008, 12:20 AM

Oh my gosh! That's so touching! And sad!

What a beautiful story, though!

Andrea

Janice · 09-21-2008, 03:53 AM

That's such a sad story. My biggest fear. They were an adorable couple.

09-20-2008, 10:59 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	'Californication' Star Deals With Husband's Sudden Death (Sept. 19) - On May 20, 'Californication' star Natascha McElhone received a heartfelt voice mail from her husband, plastic surgeon Martin Kelly. Minutes after calling his wife, Kelly died. McElhone, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, found out while she was on the set of the Showtime series and her world fell apart. The actress gives the Times Online a candid interview about her husband and how she gets by. Read a Breakdown of What She Said Below The Voice Mail: "He left me this message, full of the joys . . . he couldn't wait to come out the next week, he was so excited about the scan, so excited about the baby. Thank God, a lovely last message." Her Feelings on Finding Out: "It’s the closest I've ever felt to being hit by an avalanche." Her Life Now: "I haven't been able to go off into a corner and be self-indulgent. All the decisions have been made for me in that respect. There's no 'Shall I crumble or shall I rise, phoenix-like, from all this and take on the world?' -- clearly, I can only do the latter. My boys are like little Duracell batteries that slot in the morning and I'm charged up for the day. I'm lucky." On Thinking About Her Husband: "Martin is really, really present, which I'm surprised by and delighted by. I've never been one to believe in spirits, but I feel we're all suffused with him in different ways and that will live on, in me, in the kids, in this new little one that's just coming along. The amazing thing is how you can keep going if you have to. You can see that by looking at people in far worse situations, in disasters or war-torn countries ... and that is how you feel, a bit like a refugee, as if everything that belongs to you has been broken." How She Felt After Meeting Him When She Was 16: "This Adonis opened the door and I was slightly gobsmacked. He was very casual but he claimed, many years later, that his heart skipped a beat too when he saw me. I can't quite believe that. He was about 21, and that’s such a big difference at that age. He was a medical student and he'd already achieved so much." On the Video She Showed After His Funeral: "We've got a little projector and a screen and six people at a time went upstairs and watched it on a loop. It was supposed to make everyone laugh but of course they all came down in floods of tears." http://www.popeater.com/television/a...ls-with/180475
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09-21-2008, 12:20 AM	#2
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Oh my gosh! That's so touching! And sad! What a beautiful story, though! Andrea
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09-21-2008, 03:53 AM	#3
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,389	That's such a sad story. My biggest fear. They were an adorable couple.