Heath Ledger's Daughter Matilda Wants To Go To Australia To 'Spend Time With Her Late Father's Family'
25.01.2022 - 04:39
/ perezhilton.com
Saturday marked 14 years since the tragically young death of Heath Ledger. The Dark Knight star left behind not just a legacy of untapped cinematic potential but also a 2-year-old daughter with Michelle Williams.
Matilda Ledger reportedly has not visited her father’s hometown of Perth since his funeral. But according to Woman’s Day magazine’s Now To Love, the now 16-year-old is ready to spend some time where her father grew up.
Heath’s parents Kim Ledger and Sally Bell, as well as sister Kate Ledger still live in the Western Australian city. Matilda has long lived with her mother in Brooklyn — and over the last couple years they’ve been joined first by Michelle’s husband of just six months Phil Elverum, then by her new husband Thomas Kail. Michelle and Thomas share a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, a half-sibling for Matilda.
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It sounds like the teenager is ready to get out and explore more of the world — specifically her dad’s old stomping grounds.
A source told the outlet Kim and Sally used to visit their “Little New Yorker” about once a year, “but with COVID and WA’s strict lockdowns, they haven’t seen Matilda for more than two years” now:
Wow. Will Michelle let her go? The source thinks so!
Another insider, one close to Michelle this time, told the publication the Dawson’s Creek alum “always knew this day would come, and that she can’t keep Matilda in bubble wrap forever.” They added:
Wow. Sounds like it’s an important adventure Matilda needs to undertake. For those wondering if it’s been spurred on by learning the truth about her father, that’s definitely not it. In the age of the internet, how could she not know the truth already, right? A source confirmed to the