"I'm a different person": Regina King shares how her life has changed after son'

Actor and filmmaker Regina King shared how her life has changed after the death of her only son Ian Alexander Jr reported PeopleIn an interview that was aired on Good Morning America the 53yearold Oscar winner marked two years since Ians passing sharing how grief is a journeyShe shared that her upcoming film Shirley is dedicated to her late son The preview clip shows Roberts 63 asking King What have these last two years been like for youAccording to People Ian died by suicide in January 2022 just after turning 26 He is Kings only child whom she shared with her exhusband record producer Ian Alexander SrOh wow Im a different person now than I was Jan 19 shared King adding I amKing continued to share an insight into her relationship with grief these past couple of years Grief is a journey King revealed adding I understand thatGrief is love that has no place to go the actorturnedfilmmaker said adding And that we all handle it differentlyA year ago King posted a message on Instagram to honour her late sons birthday and commemorate one year after his passingJanuary 19th is Ians Worthday As we still process his physical absence we celebrate his presence she wrote at the time adding We are all in different places on the planetso is Ian His spirit is the thread that connects usOf course orange is your favourite colorIts the fire and the calm I see you in everything I breath My absolute favorite thing about myself is being Regina the mother of Ian the GodKing she addedContinue to shine bright my guiding light King added in her tribute according to PeopleIn a statement after news of her sons death King who next stars as Shirley Chisholm in the film Shirley said Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian He is such a bright light who cares so deeply about the happiness of others Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time Thank you reported PeopleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever