Stockard Channing hits first red carpet in 2 years after saying she’s a ‘recluse’

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“Practical Magic” star Stockard Channing made her red carpet return for the first time in two years after settling into a reclusive life in the United Kingdom.

Channing, 82, basked in the flashing lights while attending the European premiere of “Practical Magic 2” at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London Aug. 26.

Earlier this year, Channing confessed she’s “happy being a recluse” as she reflected on her quiet lifestyle after leaving the United States following the death of her longtime partner.

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Stockard Channing returned to the red carpet for the first time in years ahead of the “Practical Magic 2” release.(Lia Toby)

The actress, who reprised her role as Aunt Franny in the highly anticipated sequel, sported a chic blue suit with a white button-down and chain-link jewelry to mark her red carpet return.

The following day, Channing turned heads in a monochrome emerald green ensemble for a London photo call. The “Practical Magic” sequel brings stars Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock and Dianne Wiest back together 28 years after the original film’s release.

Channing began living in London “just before COVID,” a move she envisioned after the 2014 death of her partner of 25 years, producer Daniel Gillham.

“I’ve lived alone since I lost Daniel and I’m happy being a recluse,” Channing wrote in an essay for The Sunday Times. “I was married four times before Daniel, and they all represent epochs of me.”

“Practical Magic 2” is set for a September debut, 28 years after the original film was released.(Hoda Davaine)

She admitted that Gilham’s death “was more devastating than I realized; it had a lag effect.”

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“The pattern of my life shifted, so I shifted my life from Maine,” she wrote of the move, which also vaguely coincided with Trump’s second presidential bid.

Her days of stardom are slightly different from now. The “Six Degrees of Separation” actress detailed her morning routine, which begins at 7 a.m. when her dog wakes her up.

Stockard Channing recently admitted she’s “happy being a recluse” after moving to the United Kingdom.(Kate Green)

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“I know that exercising is the right thing to do but my brain tells me to go hide behind the bike sheds,” she wrote. “Lunch is my first meal of the day and I can follow a recipe, but if my ramen doesn’t work out I give it to the dog.

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“If I’m leaving the apartment I comb my hair, but I don’t have a wardrobe of designer outfits. Well, I do, but they’re all from the Eighties and Nineties. Do I care how I look? Most actors do although part of your job is not being self-conscious.

“But I’ve never considered myself as beautiful. And I’m not a celebrity ‘tart.’ I’m just me, take it or leave it.”