Larry Lamb has revealed that his son, George Lamb, is always keeping him in check with some hard-hitting home truths due to his ‘very honest’ personality
Actor Larry Lamb says that while he might be approaching his eighties, it’s actually his 45-year-old son, George, who is always keeping him in check. Citing honesty as one of his favourite qualities about son George, Gavin & Stacey star Larry, 77, told Mirror, “He does give me some home truths, more or less all of the time. But I’m very fortunate that I’ve got somebody that does that, whether you like it or not, he’s going to tell you the truth.”
“Someone’s got to keep him in check,” joked George, who Larry shares with ex-wife Linda Martin. Admitting he’d rather lay everything on the table when it comes to their father-son relationship, George continued: “I just don’t see the point in having relationships unless they’re going to be real. I don’t want to have a surface level relationship – there’s enough of that in the world, and I certainly don’t want to have that with my loved ones.
With the pair admitting they’re not afraid of having tough conversations with one another, Larry says that, with age, he has become more comfortable sharing details of his life. “People are quite surprised, by the way I’m straightforward and honest about my life – what I’ve done and where I’ve been,” says Larry.
Larry continues: “I’ve gotten well into my 70s now, I’ve become a much more open person. I certainly don’t feel any real restrictions now, you know?”
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Something else Larry is feeling with age is happiness, as he admits these are the most carefree years of his life. “I’m just, kind of, having a great time,” he laughs. “I’m happier and happier every day, except when I get up in the morning, I’ve got aches and pains I’ve got to deal with now. But that’s common to everybody my age! You just laugh about it and get on, right?”
Despite clearly boasting a close relationship, there are some things Larry and George don’t know about one another – which they delved deeper into while taking part in National Rail’s new 36 Questions To Connect campaign.
The campaign saw Larry and George take a train ride and ask one another a series of questions to know more about their lives and feelings, something which the pair admit has brought them even closer – if possible.
“The baffling thing about my dad is that he’s literally been on Earth for a very long time, and he’s lived a very full life. So even though you’ve heard – or you think you’ve heard – all of his stories a thousand times, every time we hang out I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s a new bit’.”
National Rail’s 36 Questions to Connect is available at www.nationalrail.co.uk/questionstoconnect.
Source: Mirror
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