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Jane Lynch felt like she had a "disease" when she realised she was gay.
The 'Glee' actress lived a life of "secrecy" growing up in Chicago and confessed her sexuality in her journal - which she promptly threw away so no one would find out.
Speaking in new web series 'It Got Better' - which features LGBT celebrities talking abut accepting their sexuality - she said: "It was almost like I had a disease I had been diagnosed. I had a journal and ... I remember I wrote, 'I am gay. No one can ever know this.' And I went four blocks away and threw it out in somebody else's garbage.
"It led to a life of secrecy that I had to unravel."
Jane was terrified she would be "ostracised" if she revealed her sexuality to others.
She said: "For me, to be ostracised would have been the worst thing.
"To be thought of as different and not accepted was a fate worse than death."
The 53-year-old actress says she always felt different to her female classmates but didn't realise she was a lesbian until she was 14.
She said: "I identified more with boy things. I enjoyed dressing like a boy. The boys stopped wanting to play with me when I got to be about 10 and I had to fight to play baseball."
Jane Lynch felt ‘diseased’
Jane Lynch felt like she had a "disease" when she realised she was gay.
The 'Glee' actress lived a life of "secrecy" growing up in Chicago and confessed her sexuality in her journal - which she promptly threw away so no one would find out.
Speaking in new web series 'It Got Better' - which features LGBT celebrities talking abut accepting their sexuality - she said: "It was almost like I had a disease I had been diagnosed. I had a journal and ... I remember I wrote, 'I am gay. No one can ever know this.' And I went four blocks away and threw it out in somebody else's garbage.
"It led to a life of secrecy that I had to unravel."
Jane was terrified she would be "ostracised" if she revealed her sexuality to others.
She said: "For me, to be ostracised would have been the worst thing.
"To be thought of as different and not accepted was a fate worse than death."
The 53-year-old actress says she always felt different to her female classmates but didn't realise she was a lesbian until she was 14.
She said: "I identified more with boy things. I enjoyed dressing like a boy. The boys stopped wanting to play with me when I got to be about 10 and I had to fight to play baseball."
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Charlize Theron reached "rock bottom" in her early 30s.
The 38-year-old actress - whose mother killed her father in self-defense when she was 15 years old - "didn't know" she needed therapy, but has found having regular sessions incredibly useful.
She said: "I didn't know that I needed therapy. I was walking through life just kind of thinking everything was fine - you go and you work and there's this catharsis that happens when you are an actor, and that's healthy, right?
"[In my early 30s, I was] kind of at rock bottom. I called a friend and said, 'Will you give me the number of your therapist?' And I started seeing an incredible woman who is always just a phone call away."
The 'Million Ways to Die in the West' star adopted her two-year-old son Jackson in March 2012, and says taking on the care of a child is something she has always wanted to do, even when her then-boyfriend Stuart Townsend - who she split with in 2010 after almost nine years together - didn't agree with her idea of what a "family" is.
Charlize's mother recently showed her a letter which she wrote when she was eight years old that read: "What I want for Christmas this year is for you to take me to the orphanage so that we can adopt a brother or a sister."
Speaking about the note, the actress - who is now dating Sean Penn - told the new issue of Vogue magazine: "I don't know where that came from.
"Maybe it was just an awareness of the fact that at that time, orphanages were everywhere in South Africa. But even in my relationship with Stuart, that was something I was very clear about. We had very different ideas of what a family looked like. There's no judgment; that was not the reason why we broke up, but when we did, adopting was not a last resort for me - it was almost like a first resort. And it's the only thing in my life that's surpassed how great I thought it would be."
Charlize Theron hit ‘rock bottom’
Charlize Theron reached "rock bottom" in her early 30s.
The 38-year-old actress - whose mother killed her father in self-defense when she was 15 years old - "didn't know" she needed therapy, but has found having regular sessions incredibly useful.
She said: "I didn't know that I needed therapy. I was walking through life just kind of thinking everything was fine - you go and you work and there's this catharsis that happens when you are an actor, and that's healthy, right?
"[In my early 30s, I was] kind of at rock bottom. I called a friend and said, 'Will you give me the number of your therapist?' And I started seeing an incredible woman who is always just a phone call away."
The 'Million Ways to Die in the West' star adopted her two-year-old son Jackson in March 2012, and says taking on the care of a child is something she has always wanted to do, even when her then-boyfriend Stuart Townsend - who she split with in 2010 after almost nine years together - didn't agree with her idea of what a "family" is.
Charlize's mother recently showed her a letter which she wrote when she was eight years old that read: "What I want for Christmas this year is for you to take me to the orphanage so that we can adopt a brother or a sister."
Speaking about the note, the actress - who is now dating Sean Penn - told the new issue of Vogue magazine: "I don't know where that came from.
"Maybe it was just an awareness of the fact that at that time, orphanages were everywhere in South Africa. But even in my relationship with Stuart, that was something I was very clear about. We had very different ideas of what a family looked like. There's no judgment; that was not the reason why we broke up, but when we did, adopting was not a last resort for me - it was almost like a first resort. And it's the only thing in my life that's surpassed how great I thought it would be."
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Angelina Jolie says making 'Maleficent' was like "sharing play time" with her children.
The 38-year-old actress - who raises kids Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, seven, and twins Knox and Vivienne, five, with fiance Brad Pitt - "didn't realise" how many of her past movies were unsuitable for family viewing until she started work on the reimagining of the 'Sleeping Beauty' story.
She told MailOnline: "I didn't realise how many films I made that my kids can't see until I did this!
"Now I realise which ones but yes it's been so much fun to have something like this coming out where the kids are so excited and can come see it and they loved to be on set and they played in the fairy mound and they loved meeting Elle [Fanning] and Prince Charming and hanging out.
"So it was like just sharing this play time, which is of course what I do for a living but when it comes down to this level and this world, you can really share it with your kids and it was the greatest."
Angelina also admitted she was "very scared" of taking on such an iconic character because she didn't want to "disappoint" anyone.
She said: "I was very scared to take it on that I would disappoint the fans and I'm one of them, I was a big fan of hers when I was little and then when you get into it you just want to make sure you make some bold choices and there's no going back with a character like that.
"You just have to really think of the audience and really try to be as entertaining and as full on as possible so you don't disappoint and everyone has a good time watching the movie."
Angelina Jolie had play time on set
Angelina Jolie says making 'Maleficent' was like "sharing play time" with her children.
The 38-year-old actress - who raises kids Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, seven, and twins Knox and Vivienne, five, with fiance Brad Pitt - "didn't realise" how many of her past movies were unsuitable for family viewing until she started work on the reimagining of the 'Sleeping Beauty' story.
She told MailOnline: "I didn't realise how many films I made that my kids can't see until I did this!
"Now I realise which ones but yes it's been so much fun to have something like this coming out where the kids are so excited and can come see it and they loved to be on set and they played in the fairy mound and they loved meeting Elle [Fanning] and Prince Charming and hanging out.
"So it was like just sharing this play time, which is of course what I do for a living but when it comes down to this level and this world, you can really share it with your kids and it was the greatest."
Angelina also admitted she was "very scared" of taking on such an iconic character because she didn't want to "disappoint" anyone.
She said: "I was very scared to take it on that I would disappoint the fans and I'm one of them, I was a big fan of hers when I was little and then when you get into it you just want to make sure you make some bold choices and there's no going back with a character like that.
"You just have to really think of the audience and really try to be as entertaining and as full on as possible so you don't disappoint and everyone has a good time watching the movie."
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Katie Price has been going through an "emotional rollercoaster".
The 35-year-old star revealed she was six months pregnant with her husband Kieran Hayler's second child just days before it emerged he'd been having an affair with her close friend Jane Pountney, but she insists she's got the strength to "bounce back".
In her column with Now magazine, she explained: "It's fair to say the first couple of weeks haven't been particularly great for me. It has been - and still is - an emotional rollercoaster. But as with everything in life that's been thrown at me, I will deal with it. And, as always, I'll bounce back once again. It just may take a while this time."
Katie - who has son Harvey, 12, with former boyfriend Dwight Yorke, son Junior, eight, and six-year-old daughter Princess with ex-husband Peter Andre and nine-month-old Jett with Kieran - doesn't understand why she's had criticism for mothering children from different men.
She added: "I've taken a bit of stick because I have children by different men. I wouldn't be the only person to find this rather woman-hating - how often are men criticised for the same? I haven't cheated, or walked out on, any of the fathers of my children. Like many other mums who've been left alone, I've got on with my life. Maybe they think I should have curled up and given up on life? No chance!"
Katie Price will ‘bounce back’ following ’emotional rollercoaster’
Katie Price has been going through an "emotional rollercoaster".
The 35-year-old star revealed she was six months pregnant with her husband Kieran Hayler's second child just days before it emerged he'd been having an affair with her close friend Jane Pountney, but she insists she's got the strength to "bounce back".
In her column with Now magazine, she explained: "It's fair to say the first couple of weeks haven't been particularly great for me. It has been - and still is - an emotional rollercoaster. But as with everything in life that's been thrown at me, I will deal with it. And, as always, I'll bounce back once again. It just may take a while this time."
Katie - who has son Harvey, 12, with former boyfriend Dwight Yorke, son Junior, eight, and six-year-old daughter Princess with ex-husband Peter Andre and nine-month-old Jett with Kieran - doesn't understand why she's had criticism for mothering children from different men.
She added: "I've taken a bit of stick because I have children by different men. I wouldn't be the only person to find this rather woman-hating - how often are men criticised for the same? I haven't cheated, or walked out on, any of the fathers of my children. Like many other mums who've been left alone, I've got on with my life. Maybe they think I should have curled up and given up on life? No chance!"
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Peter Andre says going on tour is going to be his biggest challenge yet.
The 'Mysterious Girl' hitmaker is nervous about hitting the road at the end of September because it'll be the first time the doting dad is apart from his fiancée, Emily MacDonagh, and their five-month-old daughter Amelia.
He said: "I think it's going to be the biggest challenge we've had to face. I'll be on tour and Ems will be back at uni, and of course Amelia will be with her. I'm going to try my hardest to get back to them as much as I can, but I know that won't always be possible.
"We will make it work, though. And most of my early tour is near to Emily's family so I will be able to go home then."
The reality star will find it tough missing out on his morning cuddles with his older children Junior, eight, and Princess Tiaamii, six, who he has with his ex-wife Katie Price.
Discussing how important it is for him to be present in his kids' lives, Peter told Britain's OK! magazine: "I miss them so much otherwise. It's really important for the kids that I'm there when they wake up and again when it's time to put them to bed.
"So Junior and Princess are at my house, my management makes sure that I'm not filming far away, which I'm very grateful for. I really don't like being away from my family."
The 41-year-old star's parents recently flew over from Australia to meet baby Amelia for the first time.
Peter gushed: "You should see them, my parents are in love! My mum particularly can't stop cuddling her. When they look at the kids, for them it's like looking at us again as kids."
Peter Andre can’t bear to be apart from family
Peter Andre says going on tour is going to be his biggest challenge yet.
The 'Mysterious Girl' hitmaker is nervous about hitting the road at the end of September because it'll be the first time the doting dad is apart from his fiancée, Emily MacDonagh, and their five-month-old daughter Amelia.
He said: "I think it's going to be the biggest challenge we've had to face. I'll be on tour and Ems will be back at uni, and of course Amelia will be with her. I'm going to try my hardest to get back to them as much as I can, but I know that won't always be possible.
"We will make it work, though. And most of my early tour is near to Emily's family so I will be able to go home then."
The reality star will find it tough missing out on his morning cuddles with his older children Junior, eight, and Princess Tiaamii, six, who he has with his ex-wife Katie Price.
Discussing how important it is for him to be present in his kids' lives, Peter told Britain's OK! magazine: "I miss them so much otherwise. It's really important for the kids that I'm there when they wake up and again when it's time to put them to bed.
"So Junior and Princess are at my house, my management makes sure that I'm not filming far away, which I'm very grateful for. I really don't like being away from my family."
The 41-year-old star's parents recently flew over from Australia to meet baby Amelia for the first time.
Peter gushed: "You should see them, my parents are in love! My mum particularly can't stop cuddling her. When they look at the kids, for them it's like looking at us again as kids."
TV
A giant orgy took place in the 'Gogglebox' mansion.
A 60-strong crowd of sex-mad swingers arrived at posh TV couple Dom and Steph Parker's Salutation Estate in Sandwich, Kent, for a champagne-fuelled private party.
The £1,700 bash - which took place while the 'Gogglebox' favourites weren't at home - was organised by the Killing Kittens private club, which is run by Emma Sayle, a former school friend of Duchess Catherine.
A spokesperson for Steph and Dom told The Sun newspaper: "The Salutation is frequently hired out for corporate bookings and with this sort of hire arrangement Dominic and Stephanie would not be aware of specifics at the event.
"We can confirm they were not at The Salutation over the dates mentioned."
The telly couple, who found fame on the BAFTA-winning Channel 4 show last year, regularly hire the £3.5 million mansion out for private parties, but none as usual as the raunchy Killing Kittens party, which was held especially for older members called the Silver Kittens.
Emma explained: "Age is just a number and people don't stop having sex when they turn 45 - so far the events have been a great success. We have some members who have been a part of KK for years.
"It didn't seem right to tell them they couldn't come because they had passed the age limit."
Masked guests paid £500 to attend the party as a couple, while single women parted with just £60.
Orgy held at Gogglebox mansion
A giant orgy took place in the 'Gogglebox' mansion.
A 60-strong crowd of sex-mad swingers arrived at posh TV couple Dom and Steph Parker's Salutation Estate in Sandwich, Kent, for a champagne-fuelled private party.
The £1,700 bash - which took place while the 'Gogglebox' favourites weren't at home - was organised by the Killing Kittens private club, which is run by Emma Sayle, a former school friend of Duchess Catherine.
A spokesperson for Steph and Dom told The Sun newspaper: "The Salutation is frequently hired out for corporate bookings and with this sort of hire arrangement Dominic and Stephanie would not be aware of specifics at the event.
"We can confirm they were not at The Salutation over the dates mentioned."
The telly couple, who found fame on the BAFTA-winning Channel 4 show last year, regularly hire the £3.5 million mansion out for private parties, but none as usual as the raunchy Killing Kittens party, which was held especially for older members called the Silver Kittens.
Emma explained: "Age is just a number and people don't stop having sex when they turn 45 - so far the events have been a great success. We have some members who have been a part of KK for years.
"It didn't seem right to tell them they couldn't come because they had passed the age limit."
Masked guests paid £500 to attend the party as a couple, while single women parted with just £60.
TV
Michelle Keegan got whiplash filming her 'Coronation Street' death.
The 26-year-old beauty was left terrified filming dramatic scenes in which her character Tina McIntyre is pushed to her death by a mystery assailant.
She said: "It was so scary, I was crying my eyes out, absolutely crying, saying, 'I can't do it.' "
Tina plunges from a balcony at the builders' yard in Weatherfield next week, and even though Michelle's fiancé Mark Wright was on set to support her, the actress struggled with her fear of heights.
Michelle explained: "I took it slowly. I started doing it crouched, going back and eventually did it stood up.
"The scene was awful. Your head goes back so hard I had whiplash for a week."
Michelle also revealed how her final scenes left her emotionally drained as her character realises her married lover Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) has chosen his wife, Carla (Alison King), over her.
She told The Sun newspaper: "We'd been filming for three weeks solid and we were screaming and crying, screaming and crying - and your body feels the emotion."
Four characters will be suspected of Tina's murder and viewers will find out the identity of the killer in next Tuesday's (27.05.14) episode.
The potential murderers include Tina's lover Peter, his wife Carla, Carla's brother Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) and soap villain Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford).
Michelle Keegan got whiplash filming Corrie exit
Michelle Keegan got whiplash filming her 'Coronation Street' death.
The 26-year-old beauty was left terrified filming dramatic scenes in which her character Tina McIntyre is pushed to her death by a mystery assailant.
She said: "It was so scary, I was crying my eyes out, absolutely crying, saying, 'I can't do it.' "
Tina plunges from a balcony at the builders' yard in Weatherfield next week, and even though Michelle's fiancé Mark Wright was on set to support her, the actress struggled with her fear of heights.
Michelle explained: "I took it slowly. I started doing it crouched, going back and eventually did it stood up.
"The scene was awful. Your head goes back so hard I had whiplash for a week."
Michelle also revealed how her final scenes left her emotionally drained as her character realises her married lover Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) has chosen his wife, Carla (Alison King), over her.
She told The Sun newspaper: "We'd been filming for three weeks solid and we were screaming and crying, screaming and crying - and your body feels the emotion."
Four characters will be suspected of Tina's murder and viewers will find out the identity of the killer in next Tuesday's (27.05.14) episode.
The potential murderers include Tina's lover Peter, his wife Carla, Carla's brother Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) and soap villain Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford).
TV
James Corden is expecting his second child with wife Julia Carey.
The couple - who were married in September 2012 and have a three-year-old son named Max - are said to be "delighted" at the news and can't wait to add to their growing brood.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "James and Julia have loved every minute of becoming parents to their toddler Max and were keen to give him a brother or sister who is close in age.
"They're delighted to be pregnant again and can't wait to expand the family."
The 35-year-old comedian - who won a BAFTA for his Sky 1 sports panel show 'A League of Their Own' on Sunday night (18.05.14) - dropped five stone following the birth of Max in 2011 and put an end to his excessive partying to spend more time with his family.
Speaking about his decision to change his lifestyle, James said: "I just thought, 'Enough now. Get a grip. I want to be around to enjoy this.'
"Being married, having kids - it changes you. It's the best thing in the world. We do nothing. Hang out, eat, chill, watch TV, go for walks, just be together."
However, the 'Gavin and Stacey' star wasn't always thrilled with the idea of becoming a parent and admitted that it took him a while to adjust to being a father.
He previously said: "For a while it's nothing but annoying and then slowly and surely in around three months when you get a smile you go, "Aww, actually you're all right.'
"Let's be honest - I'm fed up of these guys who go, 'Aww! The minute I held it in my arms, I just knew I'd jump in front of a bus for it.' No you didn't. A parked bus maybe."
James Corden expecting second child
James Corden is expecting his second child with wife Julia Carey.
The couple - who were married in September 2012 and have a three-year-old son named Max - are said to be "delighted" at the news and can't wait to add to their growing brood.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "James and Julia have loved every minute of becoming parents to their toddler Max and were keen to give him a brother or sister who is close in age.
"They're delighted to be pregnant again and can't wait to expand the family."
The 35-year-old comedian - who won a BAFTA for his Sky 1 sports panel show 'A League of Their Own' on Sunday night (18.05.14) - dropped five stone following the birth of Max in 2011 and put an end to his excessive partying to spend more time with his family.
Speaking about his decision to change his lifestyle, James said: "I just thought, 'Enough now. Get a grip. I want to be around to enjoy this.'
"Being married, having kids - it changes you. It's the best thing in the world. We do nothing. Hang out, eat, chill, watch TV, go for walks, just be together."
However, the 'Gavin and Stacey' star wasn't always thrilled with the idea of becoming a parent and admitted that it took him a while to adjust to being a father.
He previously said: "For a while it's nothing but annoying and then slowly and surely in around three months when you get a smile you go, "Aww, actually you're all right.'
"Let's be honest - I'm fed up of these guys who go, 'Aww! The minute I held it in my arms, I just knew I'd jump in front of a bus for it.' No you didn't. A parked bus maybe."
TV
Ant McPartlin has arthritis in his thumb.
The 38-year-old TV presenter - one half of Ant and Dec - has developed the medical condition, which causes inflammation in the joints, just months after accidentally slicing off part of his thumb with a vegetable slicer in February.
Describing his injury as a "nasty old thing to see", he added to The Sun newspaper: "I know that I'm going to sound like a nan, but I've got to keep it out of the rain. The rain messes with it and it gets really stiff. I've got arthritis. I can't go giving thumbs up willy-nilly."
The Geordie star, who scooped up two BAFTAs with Declan Donnelly at the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday (18.05.14), also spoke for the first time about his attack at the hands of a group of young hooligans in March.
Ant and his mum were left shaken up after he asked the yobs to stop filming him on camera-phones as they enjoyed a quiet meal at a pub in Chiswick, West London.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It's not going to stop me going out for a pint. These sort of things happen once in a blue moon."
Ant McPartlin has arthritis
Ant McPartlin has arthritis in his thumb.
The 38-year-old TV presenter - one half of Ant and Dec - has developed the medical condition, which causes inflammation in the joints, just months after accidentally slicing off part of his thumb with a vegetable slicer in February.
Describing his injury as a "nasty old thing to see", he added to The Sun newspaper: "I know that I'm going to sound like a nan, but I've got to keep it out of the rain. The rain messes with it and it gets really stiff. I've got arthritis. I can't go giving thumbs up willy-nilly."
The Geordie star, who scooped up two BAFTAs with Declan Donnelly at the British Academy Television Awards on Sunday (18.05.14), also spoke for the first time about his attack at the hands of a group of young hooligans in March.
Ant and his mum were left shaken up after he asked the yobs to stop filming him on camera-phones as they enjoyed a quiet meal at a pub in Chiswick, West London.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It's not going to stop me going out for a pint. These sort of things happen once in a blue moon."
Movies
Angelina Jolie found it difficult being mean to daughter Vivienne in 'Maleficent'.
The 38-year-old actress who plays the titular villain in the re-imagining of Walt Disney's 1959 'Sleeping Beauty' worked opposite her adorable five-year-old daughter who was cast as the young Princess Aurora and although she had to say horrible things to the tiny tot she was glad to have her lovingly staring back at her.
Talking on 'Good Morning Britain', she said: "It's not easy. I actually had to say to her things like 'I don't like children, go away'. When you say that to your own kids in the big devil horns, in the staff... But, fortunately, because she's my kid, that's why we cast her, other kids were scared of me. I could say anything and look as scary as they come and she'd just smile at me like 'I don't care, I love you'."
Despite Vivienne being in the film Jolie - who also raises Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, seven, and twins Knox with fiance Brad Pitt - admitted they didn't want any of their six children to become movie stars.
She told Mail Online: "Neither one of us want our children to be actors, Brad and I but it was just I really couldn't ask another four/ five year old to do it because kids on set did actually get scared and they would cry when they would see me."
Angelina Jolie: Vivienne could handle Maleficent
Angelina Jolie found it difficult being mean to daughter Vivienne in 'Maleficent'.
The 38-year-old actress who plays the titular villain in the re-imagining of Walt Disney's 1959 'Sleeping Beauty' worked opposite her adorable five-year-old daughter who was cast as the young Princess Aurora and although she had to say horrible things to the tiny tot she was glad to have her lovingly staring back at her.
Talking on 'Good Morning Britain', she said: "It's not easy. I actually had to say to her things like 'I don't like children, go away'. When you say that to your own kids in the big devil horns, in the staff... But, fortunately, because she's my kid, that's why we cast her, other kids were scared of me. I could say anything and look as scary as they come and she'd just smile at me like 'I don't care, I love you'."
Despite Vivienne being in the film Jolie - who also raises Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, seven, and twins Knox with fiance Brad Pitt - admitted they didn't want any of their six children to become movie stars.
She told Mail Online: "Neither one of us want our children to be actors, Brad and I but it was just I really couldn't ask another four/ five year old to do it because kids on set did actually get scared and they would cry when they would see me."
Movies
Vin Diesel struggled to work following Paul Walker's death.
The 46-year-actor found it "challenging" to return to the set of his new movie 'Guardians of the Galaxy' following his 'Fast and Furious' co-star's death last November.
Diesel put his energy into his work and focussed on his portrayal of Groot, who he lends his voice to in the sci-fi-adventure, and found this "therapeutic".
During a Facebook Q&A on Monday (19.05.14), he said: "It was very personal- it was the month after the accident happened with my brother Paul Walker and it was the first time I had worked since.
"Although it was challenging, just to get back to work was therapeutic- especially as Groot. There was an innocence about the character that was just refreshing- and it may have been more challenging under other circumstances, but at that time, it was very therapeutic."
Walker - who starred alongside Vin for over a decade in the 'Fast and Furious' movie franchise - died along with his friend Roger Rodas on November 30 after the Porsche Carrera GT they were travelling in crashed into a tree and burst into flames in California.
The coroner listed speed as the lone reason for the fatal crash after investigators found no sign of mechanical fault.
Vin Diesel struggled to work after Paul Walker’s death
Vin Diesel struggled to work following Paul Walker's death.
The 46-year-actor found it "challenging" to return to the set of his new movie 'Guardians of the Galaxy' following his 'Fast and Furious' co-star's death last November.
Diesel put his energy into his work and focussed on his portrayal of Groot, who he lends his voice to in the sci-fi-adventure, and found this "therapeutic".
During a Facebook Q&A on Monday (19.05.14), he said: "It was very personal- it was the month after the accident happened with my brother Paul Walker and it was the first time I had worked since.
"Although it was challenging, just to get back to work was therapeutic- especially as Groot. There was an innocence about the character that was just refreshing- and it may have been more challenging under other circumstances, but at that time, it was very therapeutic."
Walker - who starred alongside Vin for over a decade in the 'Fast and Furious' movie franchise - died along with his friend Roger Rodas on November 30 after the Porsche Carrera GT they were travelling in crashed into a tree and burst into flames in California.
The coroner listed speed as the lone reason for the fatal crash after investigators found no sign of mechanical fault.