Christopher Reeve’s son reveals the strict rule they had at the dinner table after their dad’s accident
Christopher Reeve's son has revealed the strict rule in play at the dinner table after their dad's tragic accident.
The Superman actor suffered a life-changing horse riding accident in 1995 that left his paralyzed.
When approaching a third jump at an equestrian event in Culpeper, Virginia, the horse Reeve was riding hesitated.
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The actor ultimately took a nasty fall, with Reeve landing headfirst on the rail and damaging the bones in his neck.
After many years of health woes, Reeve died in 2004 at the age of 52.
Reeve's son, Will Reeve, appeared on Good Morning America on Monday (16 September) to promote the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story alongside his siblings.
They recalled how their parents wanted to keep home-life somewhat normal despite the injuries the Superman actor had endured.
Family meals remained a staple, though there was one rule all had to abide to at the dinner table.
Will revealed: "Whether it was good news, bad news, scary news, dinner was family time. 'How was school?' They sat at the head next to each other.
"My mom would feed him and herself. We had friends dropping by. It was a very happy, robust, loud — everything you would want from a family dinner.
"That was every night, and the one thing you weren't allowed to talk about was specific medical stuff. It could be anything else."
So, speaking about Reeve's health was not the cards, but it seems like dinner time was action packed.
Elsewhere in the Good Morning America interview, Will recalled how his late mother loved a singsong.
"Always. While she's making me my after-school snack, while she's taking me up to bed, she's always singing," he said, as per PEOPLE.
"And I, being 10, 11 years old, would be like, 'Mom, stop, so annoying, I'm trying to watch the show. Why are you always singing? My friends' moms don't sing all the time,' just being 11, right? And she would be like, 'Oh, okay, sorry,' or she would ratchet up the volume to needle me."
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, the DC Studios-made documentary that focuses on Reeve's life, is set to arrive in selected theatres this month.
It tells the story of how Reeve got the Superman gig and the challenges faced by his injuries.
Old footage of the actor speaking saw him recall his mindset during that initial recovery process, and it was his wife that ultimately got him through it.
He said: "I ruined my life and everybody else’s. I won’t be able to ski, sail, throw a ball to Will. Won’t be able to make love to Dana. Maybe we should let me go.
"And then she said the words that saved my life: ‘You’re still you. And I love you.’”
Topics: Film and TV, Superman, Parenting, US News, Entertainment, Celebrity
Callum Jones