Jonathan's dark day
Posted by Will Parkhouse
A sad story today. Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was spotted drinking extra-strong cider on the street at 10am yesterday, following the death of his mother.
The star of Bend It Like Beckham, Match Point and, more recently, The Tudors, was a teetotaller, who has been in rehab twice for boozing. He was reportedly very close to 50-year-old Geri Meyers O'Keeffe, who was known to have been in poor health.
The sighting comes days after Rhys Meyers was arrested in Dublin as he tried to board a flight to London, after allegedly aggressive behaviour towards airport staff who believed he was drunk.
Freesheet Metro runs an interview with the 30-year-old today, which took place before Rhys Meyers’ difficult week, and carries some particularly poignant remarks. “I live very healthily – I have done for a while now,” he told the reporter. “My big thing is going to the gym. It’s very LA. And I don’t drink alcohol any more, under any circumstances.”
And: “Growing up in Ireland, I saw many a handsome young man walk into the bar with great dreams. Then I saw the same man sitting there 15 years later, still nursing the pint.”
We're sure we're not alone in offering our condolences to Jonathan and wishing him well.
Picture: PA
We are all thinking of him in this difficult time xx
Posted by: Georgina | 23 November 2007 at 08:33
yes my heart goes out to him,in times like this you need to have a drink and forget all your troubles,one drink wont hurt will it.get hammered and have a fight..
Posted by: bert | 23 November 2007 at 00:12
Hope he gets through this and sort his drinking problems out for good..
Posted by: | 22 November 2007 at 19:28
my thorts go out to him loosing ur mother is always difficult he cud hav done wit her maternal support this week aswel!! god bless u x
Posted by: k | 21 November 2007 at 23:17
Awwww the poor love, must be hard for him. xx
Posted by: Chloe | 21 November 2007 at 17:22