“I know you’ve been through a lot the last year,” the visibly emotional host said.
Jimmy KimmelandRegina Kingshared a tender moment during Thursday’s episode ofJimmy Kimmel Live!
“It’s very good to see you,” Kimmel said.
Regina King and Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube
“How are you doingright now?”
“Right now, I’m good,” King responded with a smile.
“Good, I’m glad to hear that,” Kimmel said, getting visibly choked up.
“I know you’ve been through a lot the last year.”
An emotional pause from the host was followed by the lighthearted, “Did you see William Shatner backstage?
It just occurred to us that there’s aMiss Congeniality 2reunion show tonight.”
(Unfortunately, the two did not cross paths.)
King’s son and only child Ian died by suicide in 2022 at the age of 26.
“Grief is a journey, you know?
“I know that I share this grief with everyone,” she later added.
“But no one else is Ian’s mom, you know?
And so it’s mine.
And the sadness will never go away.
It’ll always be with me.
The King sisters also co-produced the new film.
Watch King’s interview with Kimmel above.
