Lady Gill White, wife of Only Fools and Horses star Sir David Jason, has spoken emotionally about discovering that her husband had become a father again at the age of 83. Sir David, who already has daughter Sophie, 25, with Lady Gill, learned he was also father to Abi Harris, 56.
Abi began to suspect David was her biological father after hearing he had spent time with her mum Jennifer, and noticing similarities in their appearance. In 2023, Sir David admitted to The Mirror: "To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement."
Lady Gill's Supportive Response
Breaking her silence on the revelation, Lady Gill had a poignant response, with her first thought being to protect her other daughter, Sophie. She told The Mirror: "I can only imagine what a shock it was for David and Abi to realise their new relationship and so I felt very supportive towards them from the start."
She added: "It is lovely to embrace Abi into our family and I'm so pleased that everyone has been so understanding. We obviously waited for the right moment to tell Sophie as it was a massive surprise for her too."
Family Background
Lady Gill met David on the set of A Touch of Frost in 1994, after the comedy star lost his long-term partner Myfanwy Talog to cancer the year before. They welcomed Sophie in 2001, when David was 61 and Gill was 41, before marrying in 2005.
Sir David later opened up to The Telegraph about his daughter Abi, admitting: "I suppose the thing that you miss, perhaps, is being able to do all the things a younger father would do with their child. But Sophie is lovely – when she was a baby and a small child, she was so funny, it was sheer delight."
