Actor Brian Cox has said he went into “survival mode” following the death of his father from pancreatic cancer. The star of HBO’s Succession, 73, was eight when his mill worker father died, three weeks after being diagnosed with the disease.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the Scottish actor told how his mother suffered a breakdown and the family were left in debt.
Cox said: “We were left with debts and my mum had a breakdown. It all just went belly up. It was horrific. “I just went into survival mode.
That’s what has sustained me throughout my life and with this present (coronavirus) crisis, I am currently in survival mode.” The Dundee-born star said his life-long coping mechanism was to keep in touch with his younger self.
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