Dawn French was spotted in central London on Tuesday with her rarely seen daughter Billie Henry after a day of shopping.
The 66-year-old comedian was joined by Billie, 33, as they hailed a black cab after picking up some items from luxury department store Liberty.
Billie, who she adopted with her ex-husband Sir Lenny Henry in 1991, wore a pretty floral print summer dress and a pair of flip-flops.
Dawn wore a long, colorful top with white pants and black and white sneakers, accessorizing with stylish sunglasses.
French, 62, went public with her troubled relationship with her daughter in 2017, saying the mother and daughter had an “aggressive” relationship.
Dawn French was spotted in central London on Tuesday with her rarely seen daughter Billie Henry, after a shopping trip
The 66-year-old comedian was joined by Billie, 33, as they hailed a black cab after picking up some items from luxury department store Liberty
Meanwhile, Dawn wore a long colorful top with white pants and black and white sneakers, with stylish sunglasses
Billie, who she adopted with her ex-husband Sir Lenny Henry, wore a pretty floral summer dress and a pair of flip-flops.
The comedian said she hoped her daughter would reach “the other side” of their relationship after years of difficulties.
In an interview two years ago she said: ‘I expected that if you [a child]just like a tomato plant, it grows towards the light. And if your mother is someone who wants to have fun with you, go on adventures with you, read with you and spend time with you, how can you ever go to war?
“But I don’t have a child who wants to read and go on adventures with me. I have a different kind of child who seeks a different challenge. That’s my lesson.
‘Our relationship consists of a strange kind of peace process, small fights, war.
“Peacetime is much more than the other two energies, but we have our wars.”
In May 2020, Billie was sentenced to eight months in prison, 12 months of which was suspended, for harassing her ex-boyfriend.
Billie was also given a five-year restraining order, banning her from having any contact with the victim.
She had pleaded guilty to malicious communication at an earlier hearing at Truro Crown Court after denying a charge of controlling or coercive behaviour.
French, 62, went public with her troubled relationship with her daughter in 2017, saying they were in a “belligerent” mother-daughter relationship
The comedian said she hoped her daughter would reach ‘the other side’ of their relationship after years of difficulties
Dawn has been showing off her natural gray locks in recent years
The offences took place over a five-month period in Dobwalls, Cornwall, between 2018 and 2019.
Later that year, Dawn spoke candidly about her blended family and said she was “ready” to be a grandmother.
Dawn is also stepmother to her husband Mark Bignell’s two children, Lily, 33, and Olly, 30.
She said The mirror: ‘Family means everything to me. That’s where I know I belong.’
She added: ‘I am a mother of three children who are no longer children and that is my greatest challenge, but also my greatest joy.’
Dawn says she calls her brood her “loved ones” and looks forward to becoming a grandmother one day, when her children are ready.
She said, ‘I’m ready! I’m a grandmother-to-be. I don’t push, but I’m ready when my kids are ready. I’m looking forward to that.’
However, the comedian cheekily added that she may have to intervene if her future grandchildren come up with a funny nickname for her, such as ‘stinky’.
Both mother and daughter carried plastic bags in their hands
They were seen getting into a taxi on the street
They walked across the road to the car