Michelle Williams gets emotional making rare comment about ‘special’ ex Heath Ledger and their daughter, Matilda

Michelle Williams reminisced connected her “special” ex Heath Ledger successful an affectional podcast moment.

“Armchair Expert” co-host Dax Shepard “felt obligated to” bring up nan precocious Oscar victor during Monday’s interview pinch nan actress.

“I knew him a small spot erstwhile he was getting sober, and I don’t cognize that I’ve ever fallen successful emotion pinch personification truthful quickly,” nan “Punk’d” alum, 50, recalled.

He went connected to telephone Ledger, who died successful 2008 of an overdose astatine property 28, “one of nan astir typical boys” he has ever met.

Shepard noted, “I [could] consciousness nan weight of nan world connected him successful a very typical measurement that benignant of collapsed my heart. I was very, very sad, and I thought he was conscionable truthful special.”

Williams, 44, replied successful a whisper, many times calling Ledger “so special.”

She subsequently referenced their 19-year-old daughter, gushing, “Thank God there’s Matilda.”

When Shepard added that Ledger had a “heart that [was] conscionable leaking retired everywhere,” Williams agreed that nan “Dark Knight” prima was filled pinch an “incredible sensitivity.”

She recalled welcoming Matilda pinch Ledger successful October 2005, 1 twelvemonth aft they met connected nan “Brokeback Mountain” group and began dating.

“I suppose possibly a bully point astir being young is that you don’t person truthful overmuch life acquisition that you tin contextualize things,” Williams said of nan experience.

The duo ended their romance successful 2007.

When Ledger died nan pursuing twelvemonth from an accidental supplier overdose, “Succession” alum Jeremy Strong moved into Williams’ location to support her and Matilda.

“Jeremy was superior capable to clasp nan weight of a child’s surgery bosom and delicate capable to understand really to attack her done play and games and silliness,” she revealed to Variety successful 2022.

The Golden Globe victor did not talk this clip play successful Monday’s interview, but did stock uncommon penetration into raising nan now-teen.

“When I make mistakes successful beforehand of my girl and ain up to them and apologize, it teaches her to apologize and say, ‘Oops, Mommy, I’m sorry,’ and it’s not a large deal,” Williams told listeners.

“It’s a portion of life, and we move on,” nan Emmy victor continued. “No shame, nary blame. You made a mistake? Beautiful. I made 5 already today.”

Williams is besides nan mother of 3 children pinch hubby Thomas Kail — boy Hart, born successful 2020, and 2 more, 1 born successful 2022 and different via surrogate earlier this year, whose names person not been divulged.

The mates got married successful 2020, little than 1 twelvemonth aft nan “Dying for Sex” prima divorced her first husband, musician Phil Elverum.

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