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Actress eats mother's ashes
Rachael Stirling claims she was 'treated like a cannibal' after eating her mother's ashes.
In brief
Rachael Stirling claims she was 'treated like a cannibal' after eating her mother's ashes. Rachael Stirling says she was 'portrayed as a matricidal cannibal' after eating her mother's ashes for stage performances. Originally reported by LADbible.
Rachael Stirling reveals ash-eating habit
Rachael Stirling admitted swallowing a grain or two of her mother Diana Rigg's ashes before stage performances.
“I eat her ashes before going on stage”
Stirling calls media portrayal inaccurate
Stirling says she was 'portrayed as a matricidal cannibal' in media after revealing the habit.
“It didn’t feel wrong, it felt completely right”
Ash-eating ritual for stage performances
Stirling repeated the ash-eating ritual on opening nights of every play since 2022.
“My mother is my superpower”
Public reaction to ash-eating
Most people reacted with disgust or sour expressions after learning about the habit.
“Reactions vary from sour lemon-sucking grimaces to downright disgust”
At a glance
Rachael Stirling says she was 'portrayed as a matricidal cannibal' after eating her mother's ashes for stage performances.
