Joely Richardson has spoken about the grief she experienced following the death of her sister, actress Natasha.
Richardson was speaking during an interview with Red magazine. She said she cannot come to terms with using the word "death" in relation to her sister who died 14 months ago after a skiing accident.
She said "I felt my DNA had split. I felt as if someone had put a bomb inside me and exploded it.
"This idea that grief is gentle - those images of Scottish Widow adverts or a dove - it's not like that, it's really violent."
She continued: "It's this brutal, aggressive, terrifying emotion - you're lucky if you can walk through it - it's like a dinosaur has got your head in its mouth, and is shaking your body, you're flailing around."
Speaking about her reluctance to use the word "death", she said: "I don't know why, I can't say it. But I do understand it when people say "passing", because I suppose we are all just passing through life, there's no finality about it.
"Anyway, it makes me feel better."
