Did you know that David Jason, star of arguably the most popular British sitcom, ‘Only Fools & Horses’, has two strong connections with Cymru?
Exploring the Only Fools & Horses Star’s Welsh Connections
Firstly, Jason is half-Welsh. His mother, Olwen Jones, hailed from Merthyr Tydfil. He has spoken of his mother on numerous occasions in the media, including that “My mum, Olwen, was a bright and talkative woman who loved a gossip and a story and was given slightly to malapropisms. And she was Welsh, so, of course, she sang.”
Secondly, he was in a long-term, 18-year relationship with Welsh actress Myfanwy Talog (from Caerwys, Flintshire), whom he even nursed during a battle with breast cancer in the mid-1990s.
Sadly, she would pass away in 1995. He has spoken of Myfanwy in the past, saying “In 1977, while I was performing in a play in Cardiff, a friend introduced me to a striking redhead called Myfanwy Talog, famed for her appearances on Welsh television with the comedy duo Rees and Ronnie. We were instantly smitten and eventually moved in together, sharing 18 happy years.”
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