NEWSStockard Channing, 82, Embraces ‘Recluse’ Life After 4 Marriages: ‘Not a Celebrity Tart’
Stockard Channing claimed she is happy being a 'recluse' after the death of her longtime lover.
Aug. 11 2026, Published 3:36 p.m. ET
Stockard Channing is welcoming her "recluse" life after losing her longtime love.
Sharing that she's no longer worried about her appearance, she wrote for the UK’s Sunday Times, "If I’m leaving the apartment, I comb my hair, but I don’t have a wardrobe of designer outfits. Well, I do, but they’re all from the Eighties and Nineties. Do I care how I look?"
"Most actors do," she continued, "Although part of your job is not being self-conscious. But I’ve never considered myself as beautiful. And I’m not a celebrity ‘tart.’ I’m just me, take it or leave it."
Stockard Channing Talked About Life After Daniel Gillham's Death
Stockard Channing claimed she is 'happy being a recluse' years after her longtime lover's death.
In the essay she wrote, Channing made rare comments about her current life after the death of her partner, Daniel Gillham.
"Since just before Covid, I’ve been living in London. My partner, Daniel, died in 2014, and it was more devastating than I realized; it had a lag effect. The pattern of my life shifted, so I shifted my life from Maine," she revealed.
Stockard Channing was in a relationship with producer and cinematographer Daniel Gillham for two decades before he passed away in 2014.
The Grease star was in a relationship with producer and cinematographer Gillham for two decades before he passed away in 2014.
Channing also noted that her move from Maine to London "vaguely coincided with [Donald] Trump getting elected and the way politics has changed in the US."
While she is living away from the spotlight, the actress is set to return to the screen this September in the highly-awaited sequel Practical Magic 2.
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Stockard Channing is 'Happy Being A Recluse'
Stockard Channing had also been married to Walter Channing Jr., Paul Schmidt, David Debin, and David Rawle.
The 82-year-old actress claimed, "I’ve lived alone since I lost Daniel, and I’m happy being a recluse. I was married four times before Daniel, and they all represent epochs of me."
"Children were thought about and, yeah, I think about them now because it’d be great to have someone taking care of me," she candidly continued. "But hey, children can be just as selfish as everybody else out there."
Channing Also Shared What She Does Everyday
Stockard Channing shifted her life from Maine and relocated to a quiet life in London.
In her "recluse" life, "Lunch is my first meal of the day," Channing said.
"And I can follow a recipe, but if my ramen doesn’t work out, I give it to the dog… In the evening, I cook or make a salad," she shared about her food for the day.
"Pottering is my meditation; moving things from that pile to that pile," she revealed about her everyday tasks.
"I may read and fall asleep around 11. If I can’t sleep, it’s probably just my subconscious clearing out stuff. Do I ever feel anxious? Sure, but that’s the price you pay for getting rid of the garbage," Channing concluded.
