Stanley Tucci on remarrying after his first wifes death: you always feel guilty
Stanley Tucci isn’t a huge gossip guy, but I like to write about him every so often. He’s an onscreen chameleon and a mostly private guy. Stanley, 54, is married to Felicity Blunt (sister of Emily), 33. They secretly wed in 2012 and welcomed a baby boy in January. They named him Matteo Oliver Tucci, which is a little formal. Maybe they simply call him Oliver. At the time, Stanley joked, “I believe he is mine. We are all thrilled to welcome him to this cold, cruel world.”
Stanley’s recent interview with the Sunday Times is a bit dated by now, but excerpts are starting to surface from the subscription piece. The interesting part is where he talks about moving on after his first wife’s death. Kathyrn Tucci died from breast cancer in 2009. She and Stanley were married for 14 years, and Stanley thought he’d never find happiness again. Then he met Felicity. They fell in love, hard and fast, and dated for about a year before Stanley proposed. Then he almost immediately “felt guilty.” Some excerpts:
On remarrying: “It was very hard to go on vacations at first, really hard to go with Felicity someplace. I felt guilty. It’s horrible. You always feel guilty. There are photographs (of Kathryn) around at home … Not that many, but I would have difficulty. And especially when we first met it was only two years after Kate died. So…”
On Felicity’s British vibe: “Well, English women are a bit more relaxed than Americans. You do swear and drink more, but I like that. I find that very attractive.”
On moving to England “People here are just shocked. They are like, ‘Why did you move here? The weather?’ But I am so comfortable here. I didn’t want to continue living in Westchester [New York]. Once my wife passed away, I was there by myself and what was I doing? To me, this was the healthier option.”
[From The Sunday Times
Male celebrities seldom reveal such personal details about their family life, but Stanley’s widower experience is a valuable one to reveal. I don’t doubt that the adjustment period was difficult for his new wife. She probably felt like she was living in Kathryn’s shadow at first. I’ve read in many places that widowers often remarry much sooner than widows do. Men get used to being married and miss the experience. Stanley and Felicity seem to have found happiness together, and I wish them well.
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