In the GALA interview, Sky du Mont talks about his relationship status, life with a teenage son – and his thoughts on the subject of death.
This man is at peace. You can tell from the very first sentences that he speaks in his unmistakable, charmingly sonorous voice. Even at the age of 75 there would be some reason for an increased pulse rate at Sky du Mont. In 2016 he and his fourth wife Mirja divorced after 16 years of marriage. The question currently arises: What is the truth about the rumors of love about him and a British author? The star actor, who is currently touring Germany as a narrator with the “Rocky Horror Show”, talks about this and his clear plan for the last phase of his life in the GALA interview.
Sky du Mont: About his children and his relationship status
GALA: How do you look today at the past few years, which were very moving for you?
Sky du Mont: My life has changed a lot in the six years since the divorce. Not just because I sold everything to pay off Mirja. Luckily I’ve always been busy and I’m doing well. I work a lot as an actor, I do a lot of voice overs and commercials. And I write books.
How is your relationship with your ex-wife?
Everything is very peaceful between us, we get along very well. My children are with me every three weeks. That makes me happy.
Do you see your divorce as a personal defeat?
The end of our marriage is a defeat for both of us. If you get married and have children, then at best it should be forever. Maybe that’s why I see our end more as a defeat because I’m a lot older, of course.
Sky du Mont was married to Mirja for 16 years. When the couple met, she was 21 and he was 50.
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Your son Fayn will soon be 16. What is it like for you to have a teenager in the house from time to time?
Fayn keeps me young – I think that’s a great privilege. Although he is very independent and a cool boy, I make him breakfast and lunch in the morning and take him to school. My daughter is already studying in Berlin. That’s very inspiring. At my age, you already have grandchildren.
Would you like to be grandpa?
How lucky I am not one yet! Grandchildren make you a little bit older inside. (laughs)
Whose merit is it that you continue to function so harmoniously as a family?
It’s up to both parents. When a marriage is over, what’s the use of making a clean sheet and ranting? Nothing! I accept that and believe that I am a cultured person.
Would you marry a fifth time?
No way! Times have changed, nowadays you can be together without a marriage certificate. Anything else just complicates it.
What is your current relationship status? You were said to have a relationship with a British author.
I’m in a new relationship, but “England” never was and isn’t now. I’m very, very happy right now, have been for a while, and that’s because of my relationship status.
He also thinks about death
What goes through your mind when you think about getting older?
Then I notice the lack of tolerance that people show towards old age. And also the lack of tolerance of both old and young people who reject everything that is new. But I want to remain optimistic.
What other wishes do you have in life?
I really just want to stay healthy. And I wish that my two children will outlive me by a lot.
In September your new book will be published “unembellished“. They also deal with death there.
My mother died almost two years ago and left quite a mess. We had to find a grave, choose a coffin and make a thousand decisions. That annoyed me. I thought to myself that I wanted to spare my children that.
With what consequence?
I bought myself a grave.
How did that work?
I’m a very organized person. On a sunny day I went for a walk in the oldest cemetery in Hamburg, right on the Elbe, and sat down on a bench. The sun was shining and the birds were chirping. That’s when I got the idea to buy a grave. My mother died just one day before her 99th birthday. My father is also that old. So I would say I definitely have 25 years to live. Especially since I live a lot healthier than the two. (laughs)
Have you already made your will?
Yes, my children don’t have to worry about anything. If they want, they can mourn when I’m dead one day. Everything else is organized.