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Sir Michael Caine cutting down on booze to spend more time with grandchildren: ‘They’re my fountain of youth’
Sir Michael Caine revealed he is ‘cutting down’ on booze to spend more time with his grandchildren.
The Dark Knight star, 88, has three grandkids running around, and credits little Taylor and twins Miles and Allegra for giving him a ‘new lease of life’.
He welcomed eldest daughter Dominique, 65, with his first wife, Patricia Haines, and welcomed Natasha, 48, with his second wife, Shakira Baksh.
Speaking about his ‘new outlook on life’, the Oscar winner explained his family are the highlight of his life.
‘I’ve decided to live a bit longer, I’ve cut down on the drink and got a new outlook on life. I thought I wasn’t going to have grandchildren, and suddenly I have three,’ he told Candis magazine.
‘They’re my fountain of youth and have given me a new lease of life without any of the worries or troubles. I’m completely besotted and so is my wife.
‘I’ve had some high points in my life, I’ve won two Academy Awards and been given a knighthood, and I used to think that you couldn’t get better than that but then I got my grandchildren, which is better than anything.’
He also opened up about his family life, describing his strong bond with his daughters as his ‘proudest achievement’.
Sir Michael has previously opened up about his drinking habits, vowing that he would have died if wife Shakira hadn’t been by his side.
The pair first started dating after he spotted her in an advert for Maxwell House coffee, and reached out to get her number – eventually tying the knot in 1973.
Speaking to the Radio Times in 2016, he recalled the days he had ‘one bottle of vodka a day’ during the early days of his career, something she saved him from.
‘Without her I would have been dead long ago. I would have probably drunk myself to death,’ he told the publication.
‘I was a bit of a p**s artist when I was younger, I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day and I was smoking too, several packs a day.
‘I wasn’t unhappy but it was stress. You know, “Am I going to get another picture? How am I going to do this part? How am I going to remember all those lines? I’ve got to get up at 6 in the morning and I hope the alarm works”.’
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