Heather Graham reveals why she shared a 30-year family gap

Heather Graham has explained why she publicly shared that she hadn’t spoken to her parents in 30 years.

The 52-year-old filmmaker previously told the Wall Street Journal in August, “I stopped talking to my parents when I was 25, and now I’m estranged from them.”

In a new interview with People, she explained, “I mean, it’s kind of vulnerable to talk about it in an interview.

“And on the same note, I know there are a lot of other people who are going through something similar, so I guess I just want to be honest about my life and not pretend it’s all great.”

Revealing she has no regrets about the decision to share the family rift with the world, she added: “I’m fine just being who I am.”

And he noted that he “didn’t go into all the details in the article” about “why I don’t talk to them,” but I have really great, really wonderful friends. And that’s something I’m really lucky to have in my life.”

Heather Graham has explained why she publicly shared that she hadn’t spoken to her parents in 30 years; seen in September in New York

The filmmaker, 52, previously told the Wall Street Journal in August, “I stopped talking to my parents when I was 25, and now I’m estranged from them”; Heather pictured right with parents Jim and Joan and sister Aimee

Graham wrote, directed and stars in the new film Chosen Family, which is in theaters and on demand from October 11.

Speaking on social media platform Letterboxd, she opened up about feeling isolated in her professional and personal life.

“Maybe that’s a theme that I relate to in both my life and my work, it’s feeling alienated, looking for your family,” he explained in a teaser shared on Instagram this week.

The Hangover star added: “I definitely feel like there are people I’ve met in my life that I’m not related to that feel like they’re my family.”

“And I can relate to this quest, too,” he said.

In a caption for her more than half a million followers, she wrote: “Had this awesome interview with @brianformo @letterboxd and got to talk about Chosen Family and my whole career.”

Ahead of its release, the Hollywood vet has been teasing in recent posts, “Chosen Family is in theaters and on-demand October 11.”

Julia Stiles also appears in the film, and the two discussed the project with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation in September.

Graham’s parents, Joan and Jim, are seen in a 2023 Facebook post

The entertainer has been busy promoting her movie Chosen Family. Here he is with Michael Rosenbaum after stopping by his Inside of You podcast

In her August interview with WSJ, Heather revealed, “Home and school were not happy places to grow up.”

Speaking about her father, she said: “My father, James, was an FBI agent. He regularly told me that the entertainment industry was evil and that Hollywood would claim my soul if I became an actress and appeared in in anything with sexual content.

The blonde beauty continued: “My mum, Joan, was a primary school teacher. But my parents were part of a generation that didn’t believe in therapy or talking about personal things, so I never felt like I could talk to them”.

Pointing to her mother, she commented, “To her credit, my mother supported my creative streak and acting ambition. It was a mixed message, however, as my father was very much against ‘they and my mother didn’t do much to protect me from him.’