Simone Ledward Boseman and Chadwick Boseman attend the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Image: Getty Images/Kevork Djansezian via AFP
Simone Ledward Boseman, wife of late “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, reflected on how she has learned to live with grief, two years since the actor succumbed to cancer.
Simone spoke about healing and how her faith helps her get through the “lifelong battle,” in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Sunday, Oct. 30. The interview happened during the special screening of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
“Grief is a lifelong battle — it doesn’t go away, it moves in, it takes a seat [and] it says ‘Get used to me.’ And I think you don’t really get over anything, you just continue,” she said. “You just learn how to carry this weight that you’re now stuck with.”
Simon admitted that her journey has not been a linear process but she strives to soldier on and “keep moving.”
“Some days the weight feels heavier and some days it feels a little lighter, and even that lightness feels heavy in and of itself. So, it’s complicated,” she stated. “But I’m doing my best and the sun rises the next day and we have to keep moving.”
Simone then looked back on how Chadwick was a “teacher” to others, stating how she embodies his trait of sympathizing with others as a way of honoring his legacy.
“Chad very clearly still has a huge impact on people and all we want to do is make sure that that legacy continues and we continue giving back and we continue moving with his ideals and with his beliefs and uplifting the community,” she told the publication.
Simone also commended Ryan Coogler, the director of the Marvel film, for doing a “beautiful job” of showcasing the reality of grief in the sequel, which will premiere on Nov. 11.
Chadwick, who played the titular character in the 2018 film, passed away in 2020 after a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43. EDV