Gillian Anderson once took a trip to Glasgow to officially open a charity shop with a cause very close to her heart. The Sex Education star took a trip to Mount Florida in the city's southside in 1999, where she 'cut the ribbon' to help celebrate the launch of the Neurofibromatosis Association store on Cathcart Road.The Hollywood star - whose grandfather was a Scot - was in Glasgow at the time, as she filmed period drama The House Of Mirth in locations around the area, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
It was her way of giving a helping hand to sufferers of the genetic disease that causes tumours to form throughout the body, also known as NF.
Heartbreakingly, the X Files icon's brother Aaron suffered from NF and he died of a brain tumour in 2011.Gillian - who stars in upcoming Netflix drama Scoop which revisits Prince Andrew's infamous BBC interview following sexual assault allegations - had embarked on a campaign with her mum Rosemary in 1998 to raise awareness and provide information and assistance for other NF sufferers. "One of the hardest things about NF is that it's progressive," she said in an interview at the time. "In Aaron's case, we are as supportive as we possibly can be with where he is at this time, but the reality is that it can progress and affect him more seriously on a physical level at any time in his life."When Gillian was just 16, three-year-old Aaron was diagnosed with the condition.During the 1999 visit, the Sex Education and The Crown star was quoted in the Sunday Mail as saying: "Glasgow is a fantastic place.
Unfortunately I’ve seen so little of the city because of the hours I’ve been working”.She visited Glasgow again in 2005 to film a scene at the city's Royal Infirmary for The Last
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