'I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi.'
had a brief relationship with her mother, actress Jennifer Hill, with Abi born in 1970. The latter gradually began to suspect that he was her father, and was spurred to reach out to the actor after worrying that her son Charlie could be in line for a hereditary condition.Abi wrote him a letter revealing her suspicions, asking if he would take a paternity test, to which Jason agreed. They then both learned the shocking news that he was indeed her father.
“To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement," Jason told. “However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can. “My wife, Gill, and daughter, Sophie, have been very supportive and understanding and have embraced Abi and welcomed her and her young son into her now wider family.”
The star added: “We hope we are all allowed the privacy to continue our new relationship and get to know each other more and more.”
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