Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason didn’t know he had a daughter for 52 YEARS before pair met
ONLY Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason has revealed he didn't know he had another daughter for a whopping 52 years.
The TV legend, 83, also learned the exciting news that he has a 10-year-old grandson.
Sir David said he knew nothing about his daughter Abi Harris until recently.
But once he and his family got over the massive shock, they welcomed Abi, and her son Charlie, into their home.
Sir David - who played Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses - told : "To say it was a surprise is an understatement."
The TV legend is now building a bond with Abi, who was born in 1970 after her actor mum Jennifer Hill had a brief relationship with him.
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The 83-year-old said he, his wife Lady Gill White, 62, and daughter Sophie are now welcoming them in with open arms.
Sir David said: “To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement.
“However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can.
“My wife, Gill, and daughter, Sophie, have been very supportive and understanding and have embraced Abi and welcomed her and her young son into her now wider family.”
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Abi, who is also an actor, and Charlie even spent some of the festive period with Sir David at his home in Ellesborough, Bucks.
The 52-year-old said: “In discovering my father’s identity, I am starting to piece together my own.
“Of course, I am tickled pink and incredibly proud but, frequently, completely overwhelmed with sorrow for the years we have lost.
“After a measured start, now I hope we can consciously make time to see each other more often, so that I can master the art of being the best big sister and build a meaningful father-daughter relationship in its truest sense.”
Abi's mum Jennifer was in a relationship with Sir David when he was 30.
They both starred in Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood at London’s May Fair theatre and a year later he appeared in a film version of the classic.
Sir David met Abi after she was born, but the pair had no idea who each other were.
It wasn't until years later that she started suspecting he was her father - and asked him in a letter whether or not he would do a paternity test.
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And it was that test that revealed the truth.
Sir David added: “We hope we are all allowed the privacy to continue our new relationship and get to know each other more and more.”
