Naomi Watts shares heartbreaking family news as beloved grandmother passes away aged 101

The 56-year-old British-Australian actress shared the news on social media, posting a series of photos celebrating her grandmother’s life.

Watts said his grandmother was proudly King George III. , decorated with the royal seal.

It also included photos of family members gathering around their patriarch during his 100th birthday celebrations.

“Goodbye Grandma Watts is 101.5 years old!!” he added.

This is the second significant loss Watts has faced this year.

In August, she mourned the death of her grandmother, Nikki Roberts, who died at the age of 99 after a massive stroke.

“My beloved Nanna has left this world but her spirit will never leave us. I am truly blessed to have such a wonderful relationship with her,” Watts wrote, accompanied by a series of personal photos.

The mother of two reflected on her grandmother’s influence: “She is such a huge part of who I am: her core values, work ethic, mischievous humor and zest for life.”

Despite their pain, Watts noted that his family found solace in the rich life his grandmother lived.

“She kept going because she loved her life and her family,” Watts shared, adding that her ‘Nanna’ defied the odds to celebrate one last milestone: her 99th birthday.

“Grandmothers are the best. May her stories and memories live on,” he wrote.

Watts, who is married to actor Billy Crudup and is best friends with Nicole Kidman, is in New York filming the upcoming legal drama All’s Fair.

She also has a book out: Dare I Say: Everything I Wanted to Know About Menopause. Scheduled to be released in early 2025.

Watts explained that the book will offer fans an intimate account of her personal experience with menopause.

“This is a book about how my life turned upside down when I was told I was going through menopause at the age of 36! Just when I was ready to start a family,” the King Kong actress said in a post with her 1.9 million Instagram followers. August.

“I thought this was the end-all-be-all. Definitely my fertility and career boom.”

At the time, Watts credited her two grandmothers for inspiring her to look for ways to “optimize” her health.

“But knowing that half the population would go through menopause and that two of my grandmothers were still alive and strong, I was determined to do more research and improve my health, but also to bring women together so we could feel like we weren’t alone in this,” she said.