‘Cover this queen in love’: Internet has Regina King's back as she opens up about grief of losing her son

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Regina King has discussed her "journey of grief" after the death of her only child, Ian Alexander Jr.

The 53-year-old actress lost her son in January 2022. He was 26 when he died by suicide.

Regina King says she’s ‘a different person now’

Now, in an interview with ‘Good Morning America’, King told Robin Roberts that despite the absence of Ian, she still finds him her inspiration as she dedicated her upcoming film 'Shirley' to him.

She also mentioned how she has been coping with the tragedy.

The ‘Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous’ star shared, “Grief is a journey,” before noting, “I'm a different person, you know, now than I was January 19.”

“Grief is a journey, you know? I understand that grief is love that has no place to go. And that we all handle it differently,” the director added.

‘Let’s cover her in healing and love’

‘Good Morning America’ shared the clip of the sit-down on its Instagram page, resulting in many people expressing their support toward King.

A user commented, “I’m so happy she’s back. Let’s cover her in healing and love.”

The second user wrote, “As a mother who is grieving also, we are different after the loss of our child. My son is my only child & he was 23 years old. It will be four years on 6/20 & it feels like yesterday. I will keep her in my prayers. 🙏🏼”

The third user shared, “When I saw Regina at the Oscars my immediate reaction was thank goodness she is BACK! And I also wanted to give her a great big hug knowing how much emotional effort it must be to continue forward each day.”

The fourth user noted, “Cover this queen in love and comfort ❤.”

The fifth one mentioned, “When Regina said, ‘Grief is love with no place to go’, I truly understand. I lost 3 brothers, the latter 3 months ago, due to a tragic truck accident. I am forever changed in so many ways and I will never, ever be the same. 💔”

A person added, “Her pain is clear in her eyes.”

Regina King celebrated her son’s birthday

This came after in Janaury, the Oscar winner shared a post on her social media, marking Ian’s birthday.

She penned, “January 19th is Ian’s Worthday. As we still process his physical absence, we celebrate his presence. We are all in different places on the planet…so is Ian.”

She continued, “His spirit is the thread that connects us. Of course, orange is your favorite color…It's the fire and the calm. I see you in everything I breathe.”

“My absolute favorite thing about myself is being ….Regina the mother of Ian the GodKing. Continue to shine bright, my guiding light, 🧡🧡🧡” King added.

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