Helen Mirren breaks silence after stepson Rio Hackford’s death

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76-year-old Oscar winner Helen Mirren and her husband, film director Taylor Hackford made an official statement and called the cause of death of their son. Rio Hackford, the eldest of the director’s two sons, passed away a week ago at the age of 51. But his father and stepmother found the strength to get in touch with the press just now. Speaking to People, the couple admitted that they are “both inspired and heartbroken by the loss of their son and stepson.”

His destiny has shown us how to live in generosity and community. He shared his life path with many who now mourn him and at the same time rejoice to know him.

They also revealed the cause of Rio’s death, which was still unknown. The man passed away after a painful battle with an eye tumor.

Rio passed away from uveal melanoma, a very aggressive and rare form of cancer. We ask everyone who reads our appeal to regularly check their eyesight, at least once a year. It can save your loved ones from cancer.

On the day of her stepson’s death, Helen Mirren only shared a photo of him on her social networks in not the best quality and left a short caption: “El Rio”.

The 51-year-old Rio was known as a television actor. He starred in TV shows like The Mandalorian and American Crime Story. Hackford last appeared in the acclaimed Disney+ project Pam & Tommy, starring Lily James as Pamela Anderson.

Also, the memory of the actor was honored by colleagues and friends Renee Zellweger, who called him a “legend” and “a titan of kindness, love and masculinity”, and Vince Vaughn, who described him as “one of a kind”.

Recall that Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford have been married since 1997, the actress has no children. But Taylor had two sons: Rio – married to Georgie Lawres (the marriage lasted from 1967 to 1972), Alexander – married to Lynn Littman (1977-1987). Hackford and Mirren met during an audition for the film White Nights: he was the director, and she played the lead role in the film. As Taylor later recalled, their first meeting was not the best – he was late and the actress was literally seething with discontent:

It was a strange way to get to know Helen because she is such a wonderful person, but she couldn’t contain her anger.