Shetland's Ashley Jensen's life off-screen from husband's tragic death to surreal Matthew Perry meeting
08.11.2023 - 11:43
/ ok.co.uk
Ashley Jensen has taken on the role of DI Ruth Calder in BBC One hit series Shetland.
The drama is in its eighth series and Ashley's character has returned to the Isles to track down a witness to a violent gangland crime. The actress has been in the spotlight for many years and has starred in several well-known shows from Extras to Ugly Betty. Ashely, 54, has been through her fair share of heartbreak following the death of her husband in 2017.
The pair shared one child together, who they keep out of the spotlight.
The actress also prefers to keep her private life that way too. As Ashley stars in Shetland, OK! takes a look at her life off-screen. Marriage and husband's heartbreaking death Ashley had to face a heartbreaking tragedy in her personal life as her husband Terence Beesley sadly took his own life.
Terence's death occurred at their family home in Camerton, near Bath, and despite efforts from paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
An inquest later confirmed that Terence had died by suicide. In a statement read at Avon Coroner's Court, a heartbroken Ashley expressed her devastation over her loss, stating she would "never forget" that day. She described her late husband as "independent and outgoing", adding: "Terry and I had been together for 18 years but I had no idea he was capable of what he did." Ashley shared that she had been texting and emailing Terence on the day he died, leaving her "extremely shocked by what happened that night".
Ashley and Terence first crossed paths in 1999 while working on a production of King Lear.
They tied the knot in 2007 and welcomed their son Francis two years later. After living in London and LA, they settled down in Somerset. Her childhood in Scotland Ashley was born in
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