Hopkins on Estrangement from Daughter Abigail

Anthony Hopkins, 87, has spoken candidly about a painful, decades‑long estrangement from his only child, Abigail, in a New York Times interview while promoting his memoir We Did OK, Kid, which was published on Nov. 4. He said his wife, Stella, sent Abigail an invitation that went unanswered and that he will not 'waste blood' on resentment, calling grudges 'death' and saying he 'did what I could.' Hopkins declined to say whether he hopes Abigail will read the memoir and said he does not want to hurt her. Abigail — Hopkins’s daughter with his first wife Petronella Barker — appeared in his earlier films, has pursued a music career, and disclosed a 2020 stage‑3 colorectal cancer diagnosis from which she is now in remission. Hopkins framed the situation as painful but urged acceptance of human imperfection rather than living in resentment.