Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds died from a stroke on December 28, 2016 – one day after her daughter, Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher, passed away from a sudden cardiac arrest.
Billie Lourd has revealed the surprising advice she was given by her grandmother Debbie Reynolds.
The Hollywood legend died from a stroke at the age of 84 on December 28, 2016 – one day after her daughter and Billie’s mom, Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher, passed away from a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 60.
Appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Thursday (01.10.26), the American Horror Story actress was asked for the best piece of advice she received from Debbie.
Billie, 34, replied: “Always get a facelift before you need one. Important stuff.”
Andy, 58, said: “That’s really good.”
On the ninth anniversary of Debbie’s death, Billie took to Instagram to pay tribute to the Singin’ in the Rain entertainer, who also has a son called Todd Fisher, 68, whom she had with her late ex-husband, singer-and-actor Eddie Fisher.
She shared a sweet early 2000s photo of herself, Carrie and Debbie at The Radio City Christmas Show in Universal City, California.
Billie captioned the upload with a series of emojis that seemingly reference the star’s nickname for her grandmother: “Abadaba.”
Taking to Instagram the day before, the Scream Queens alum paid an emotional tribute to Carrie, saying she “will never stop missing” her.
Billie shared a cute shot of herself, her 65-year-old dad, talent manager Bryan Lourd, and the late Princess Leia actress in a room in 2000, as well as a shot of Bryan with her son Kingston, six, and daughter Jackson, three, in the same place 25 years later.
The Last Showgirl cast member, who has Kingston and Jackson with her 34-year-old husband, actor Austen Rydell, captioned the upload: “It has been 9 years since my mom died.
“My daughter woke up earlier than usual this morning so we went outside together and she knowingly laid her little head on my chest.
“She looked up at me with her big soulful eyes and said ‘I love you mama’ and grabbed my face with her little chubby hands and kissed me.
“She does this pretty much every morning and dare I say, there is no better way to wake up and no ritual I love more. I told her how much her grandmomby would have loved her and she looked up at me and kissed me again. (sic)”
Billie then detailed the special bond Kingston and Jackson have with their grandfather, Bryan, who was with Carrie from 1991 until 1994, when he left her for a man after realising he was gay.
She continued: “Then we walked to breakfast with my dad and they ran around together like 2 old souls that have known each other forever.
“Watching my dad with my kids is one of the greatest joys I’ve ever known.
“The kind of joy that makes your face hurt because you can’t stop smiling, the kind of joy that makes you feel like your life is a movie you thought only existed in movies. But then you take a step back and realise that it’s better than any movie could ever be. (sic)”
Billie then credited Carrie, who died four days after she experienced a medical emergency during a flight from London to Los Angeles on December 23, for her family’s happiness.
She wrote: “Then I started thinking about how this joy wouldn’t be possible without my mom. This joy only exists because she existed. So even though she is not physically part of this joy, she is part of the reason for it. Even though she is not alive she lives on through this joy. (sic)”
The Adulthood performer then shared that the grieving process causes her to experience a wave of emotions.
She explained: “My grief takes on many shapes – today, right now in this moment, that shape is this joy I get to experience watching my kids with my dad.
“It could and will change shapes multiple times throughout this day because grief is never just one thing but right now I am relishing in this bittersweet grieful joy. (sic)”
Billie ended her emotional tribute by writing that Carrie’s legacy will forever continue, saying: “As my mom wisely said, ‘Nothing is ever really over. Just over there’.
“My mombys life isnt really over. Just over there – in my kids and in this joy I’m able to experience because of her. Thank you momby. I will never stop missing you. (sic)”
Billie Lourd reveals surprising advice from late grandmother Debbie Reynolds
