Overview
- Sue Holderness told the A Night In With Sally Lindsay podcast that her brother, Simon, died at three-and-a-half after falling into a coma on New Year’s Eve 1963.
- She said the cause was a blood clot that went to his brain, noting this detail comes from her recollection.
- Holderness recalled her father as “absolutely broken” by the loss and said the tragedy changed the family dynamic in their home.
- She said she rarely speaks about Simon’s death and hoped sharing it would help others believe they can keep living and hold on to good memories.
- The Independent and the Mirror reported her account as she continues work on Channel 5’s The Madame Blanc Chronicles with host Sally Lindsay as her co-star.