Glenda Jackson and Her Ex-husband Roy Hodges Had a Son Named Dan

Glenda Jackson, a decorated actress, and former politician, passed away on June 15, 2023. Her husband, Roy Hodges, had died nearly six years before. While alive, the couple shared an only son, and before her death, the former politician was a grandmother.

On June 15, 2023, news broke that longtime actress and former Labour Member of Parliament (Labour MP) Glenda Jackson had died "peacefully" following a "brief illness." She was surrounded by her loved ones in her London home in Blackheath.

Her spokesperson, Lionel Larner, confirmed the 87-year-old's passing and lamented losing his best friend of over 50 years. However, neither her spokesperson nor her remaining family members have shared the cause of her death.

Glenda Jackson's Husband: The Late Starlet Only Married Once

Glenda married Roy Hodges on August 2, 1958, at the St. Marylebone Register Office in London. The former couple remained wedded until 1976, and it emerged that their marriage wasn't always smooth.

Chris Bryant, who authored her biography, wrote that their relationship broke down due to Roy feeling emasculated by his wife's success. He allegedly stated that if she won a second Oscar, that would be the end of their marriage.

Amid Roy's jealousy, Glenda had an affair with Andy Philips, a lighting engineer, and when she filed for divorce, her ex-husband sued her because of the romance. The former politician continued dating Andy on and off until they split for good in 1981. Her ex-husband, whom she still saw occasionally, died in June 2017.

Glenda Jackson's Son, Dan Hodges, Is a Journalist and Keynote Speaker

Daniel Pearce Jackson Hodges, better known as Dan, was born to Glenda and Roy in 1969. He is a British commentator, a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph, and a contributing editor for Labor Uncut.

He studied in Ormskirk and worked for The Guardian, The Times, and The New Statesman. In the political sector, alongside his parliamentary research, he has served as a Labour Party official and was the communications director for Transport for London.

Dan is also a married man and a father. His wife is unknown, but he has a son named Jack, and they lived together with Glenda in London before her death. When asked what kind of grandmother she was to Jack, Glenda said she was "highly critical of everything."

The youngster seemingly followed in his grandmother's footsteps. He participated in school plays that she often attended, as Glenda revealed, "Oh, yes. They do very interesting stuff, actually, which they write themselves."

Glenda Jackson Didn't Care Much for the Glitz and Glam of Showbusiness

Glenda had to deal with much sexism as one of the few women with prominent positions in the political sector; however, she noted that it was just as bad in her acting career, especially in theater.

Yet, despite being counted among the greatest actors of her generation, like Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Betty White, Clint Eastwood, and Meryl Streep, she cared little about the "glitzy, glamorous, showbizzy part of the entertainment world."

"I wouldn't have been any good at it," she once remarked. To Glenda, acting was a job she looked back on with "neither affection nor disaffection." As for her love life, after her romance with Andy, the late star remained single until her death.