Film and TV star Richard E. Grant moved The One Show viewers when he appeared on the show to talk about his new book A Pocketful of Happiness, which is a memoir about losing his wife, Joan, to cancer. Many also branded the actor a "legend" and deemed him a national sweetheart.
Appearing on the show Richard chatted to Welsh presenter Alex Jones and former footballer turned presenter Jermaine Jenas about his book. He said: "Grief is like an abyss, you have to negotiate your way through it on a daily basis."
Richard explained why the book was called A Pocketful of Happiness as a couple of days before she died Joan told Richard that although he would be sad, he had to find a "pocketful of happiness" in each day. He said: "It has really been the mantra which we have lived since then." and described the book as a "love letter" to Joan.
