Kaitlyn Dever’s haunting debut as Abby in ‘The Final of Us’ Season 2 was already emotionally charged — however few knew that the actress was quietly carrying her personal devastating grief behind the scenes. In a current interview with GQ, the rising star revealed that she filmed her first intense scene — discovering her character’s father’s lifeless physique after he’s shot by Pedro Pascal’s Joel — simply days after burying her personal mom, who had been battling most cancers for 14 years.“Though loss of life is a part of the human expertise, we aren’t meant for use to grief,” Dever mirrored. “Watching your greatest pal die… I had simply skilled that.” Taking pictures the emotionally gut-wrenching scene so quickly after her real-life loss was, in her phrases, “gut-wrenching.” The actress admitted that repeating the strains in a scene that eerily mirrored her personal trauma made it all of the extra painful. “That was a loopy line to repeat again and again as a result of I had simply seen her. She wasn’t alive anymore, and I noticed her physique within the hospital.”To navigate the overwhelming ache, Dever turned to phrases that introduced her consolation — a heartfelt speech by Andrew Garfield after the lack of his mom. She shared how watching Garfield open up about grief gave her power. “I’d Google it and watch it typically… as a result of I at all times felt just like the worst factor in my life that might occur was shedding my greatest pal. And I at all times thought that I wouldn’t be capable to go on. However then I’d have a look at Andrew and assume, effectively, his life appears to be shifting ahead.”Regardless of the emotional toll, Dever channeled her grief right into a efficiency that has already struck a chord with audiences. In a poignant tribute shared publicly after her mom’s passing, the Booksmart actress wrote, “Thanks for combating so onerous for us for thus lengthy. I’ll be damaged without end with out you. You have been the best mother and spouse.”She additionally credited her mom for the unshakable bond she shares together with her sisters, Mady and Jane, and their father, writing, “We’ll at all times have one another to lean on due to you.”As Kaitlyn Dever steps additional into the highlight with probably the most anticipated roles in tv, she does so carrying the reminiscence of the girl who formed her — with power, vulnerability, and the quiet energy of resilience.
