Darcey Bussell: Connecting to my Scottish heritage has changed my life
As part of her new TV series, Bussell finally made it to the remote island so loved by her grandfather. It was an emotional experience
1 February 2021 • 12:00pm To be in that sort of environment was incredibly exciting and very vivid for all my senses, says Bussell
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It’s not every grandparent who teaches their granddaughter how to dive. Yet that’s the skill that Darcey Bussell learnt from Tommy Williams, her maternal grandfather. Williams was an expert, having dived for Scotland in international competition.
“He was a bit of an athlete,” says Bussell. “It wasn’t something he talked about a lot – I think it was when he was quite young. But he was very proud of it. I’ve got great pictures of him diving off ridiculous things.”
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