Jack Nicholson’s daughter recalls strong bond with his ex Lara Flynn Boyle: 'So much of her in me'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jack Nicholson’s daughter Lorraine Nicholson has revealed the strong bond she shares with her father’s ex Lara Flynn Boyle.
Writing an essay for Vanity Fair on Friday, January 24, the 34-year-old actress reflected on her bond with the ‘Twin Peaks’ actress as she noted, “For many girls, best friends are their first loves. They spend all their time together. Learn from each other. Protect each other.”
Lorraine Nicholson says her best pal was Lara Flynn Boyle when she was a child
“And when the time comes for boys to enter the picture—and a best friend’s attention is split between them and another—it is their first great heartbreak. When I was nine, my best friend was 30-year-old ingenue Lara Flynn Boyle,” Lorraine stated, as per The New York Post.
Jack and Boyle dated each other from 1999 to 2004. Their relationship started with a “bang” though as per his daughter.
She wrote, “One quiet summer night in 1999, the nascent couple was dressed for dinner, the engine of his Mercedes the only sound. My father moved to make a left on Mulholland from Coldwater, just a quarter mile from our house when their car collided with another.”
Lorraine mentioned that she was not informed about the accident by her father. The ‘Hacker’ star said, “Not knowing the news would be picked up by the tabloids, he wanted to introduce Lara on his own terms.”
Lorraine Nicholson recounts memorable first meeting with Lara Flynn Boyle
However, eventually Boyle met with the retired actor’s six children and as per Lorraine, she’ll “never forget” that day.
The ‘Soul Surfer’ actress recalled, “She came down the outdoor staircase to join us by the pool. I remember the sun reflecting on the water, the sound of wind chimes in the trees. Most importantly, I remember what Lara wore — a thong bathing suit with flames licking up the crotch.”
“We didn’t have to know she had been nominated for an Emmy that year for her work on 'The Practice' for my brother and I to know we were in the presence of a powerful person,” she asserted.
Lorraine Nicholson calls Lara Flynn Boyle ‘the answer to my prayers’
Lorraine also called the 54-year-old actress “the answer to my prayers — the Mary Poppins of Mulholland Drive,” as per Us Weekly.
In the essay, she went on to mention how the ‘Men In Black 2’ actress connected with her.
“With extrasensory intuition, she sensed I was a self-harmer and told me stories about the time she had to wear knee socks to hide her scratched-up shins. Lara made me feel like my pain mattered,” she said.
Besides, Lorraine disclosed that Boyle “acted as a bridge between him and his children. Suddenly, we were doing things we had never done before.”
Lorraine Nicholson says she ‘carries so much of’ Lara Flynn Boyle in her
However in 2004, the retired actor and the ‘Baby's Day Out’ actress parted ways, and Lorraine claimed to have “no clue why”.
She recalled, “I don’t know if he cried or if she cried, but I certainly did. I woke one snowy winter morning at our house in Aspen and she had just — vanished. I’d known my father’s relationship with Lara couldn’t last forever, and yet when I was with her, I had no clue what I would do without her.”
Concluding her essay, Lorraine said that “for this article, I asked Lara if I could see her for the first time in more than 20 years to talk about the time we shared. She declined.”
“Of course, this feels like being rejected by Mommy. But the truth is, whether I see Lara again or not is almost irrelevant, because I carry so much of her in me,” she added.
