LOS ANGELES: Celia Imrie, the actress, has launched a spirited defence of “put-upon” grandparents who are exhausting themselves to help their families, condemning “revolting” offspring who demand babysitting and talk about their inheritance.
Imrie, star of Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, said she was “shocked” by the demands placed on her retired friends, with an increasing pressure on the older generation to pick up childcare.
She had been left upset by witnessing “exhausted” friends who felt obliged to help their adult children. Lamenting a new generation of “put-upon” grandparents, she disclosed she could “not believe her ears” at some of the conversations she had been party to, including – increasingly – discussions about future inheritance…