Jessica Marais returns to Instagram as she continues to mourn the loss of her mother Karen and reveals how she is healing from the heartbreak
Jessica Marais has returned to Instagram after 21 weeks of silence on the platform.
On Sunday, the former Love Child star revealed how she has centered herself by partaking in yoga practice as she continues to grieve the death of her mother Karen.
The 35-year-old actress broke her social media silence by sharing a close-up photo of a spider web ebbed on what seems to be the edge of her window-seal on a rainy day.
Jessica Marais has returned to Instagram after 21 weeks of silence on the platform, after mourning the death of her mother Karen
‘Thanking all the beautiful teachers and the community at “This Is Yoga” for helping me web the ebbs and flows with a little sweat. Ok a lot of sweat,’ she captioned it.
The post comes five months after Jessica shared a heartbreaking post dedicated to her late mother, Karen.
She shared a childhood photo to Instagram of herself with her mother and sister at the beach.
The star’s family has experienced a lot of tragedy, as Jessica was just nine years old when she watched her father, university dean Tony Marais, collapse and die of a heart attack.
Following the death of her mother, Jessica took to Instagram to share a childhood photograph alongside her late mum Karen and her sister
In August, Jessica’s friend and Packed to the Rafters co-star Hugh Sheridan confirmed her mother’s death on his Instagram page.
‘I’m grieving for my dearest and sweetest friend, who has now lost both of her parents far too young,’ he wrote at the time.
Actor Hugh, who has known Jessica since their university days, shared his memories of Karen and said how proud she was of her daughter.
Jessica was just nine years old when she watched her father, university dean Tony Marais, collapse and die from a heart attack. Pictured: the Marais family
‘We’ve helped each other through our lives changing in so many ways. Our wins and highs met extreme lows sometimes, but we always made it through,’ he wrote.
‘I can’t tell you how s**t I feel knowing I can’t hug you right now. To have distance between us when I want to be with you,’ added Hugh, who was living in Los Angeles at the time.
‘I love you, Jess. I’ll be back very soon and I will hug you for a very long time (after I get lot of quarantine).’
Jessica became a household name after starring on Channel 7 drama Packed To The Rafters
Jessica and Hugh made a name for themselves after appearing in hit Channel 7 drama, Packed To The Rafters, when it premiered in 2008.
Fans can expect a Packed to The Rafters reboot – appropriately titled, Back To The Rafters in early 2021.
The new series will is set in the present time – six years later after the show’s sixth season.