I totally agree with your comments about James,he plays a bit of a character because he feels safer,socially I think he can be very akward. As for Claire im not sure if shes burnt out or disappointed that life possibly isn't what she thought it would be, marrying a once successful actor. James has openly admitted to turning down lots of job offers when the kids were smaller but now the offers arent as regular as he'd like. Even when hes at home and not working he tends to sit around waiting for Claire to do everything,. I remember an old interview with Claire,before she was with James,when she was glamour modelling, she had said her intention was to marry someone with money so she didn't need to work. I wonder if shed envisaged her life as it is. Shes a good mum but she often seems frustrated/irritated with James,comments about his lack of work. I think Claire spends so much time cleaning as a coping mechanism.
Fully agree again!!
I wonder if he feels out of his heyday and along with being out of the bigger roles for so long that his anxiety won't really let him.
I have seen some of her photo scans from old mags and excerpts here and there but I didn't know she'd said that.
Yeah he does definitely wait on her to do much, like he doesn't know what to do if she has a day out, maybe he plays that up for the camera, but I get what you're saying.
She stays on top of the cleaning that's for sure, I'm always thinking I need to take a page out of her book on that, but I'd go rather crazy just living the same life not outside the home. When the boys get older and closer to leaving, that'll be interesting what they do then.
What I really wonder is what would Clair do if she could do anything, career or personal-goal wise. Surely she has aspirations outside of this, at least I'm just putting myself in her place and I def would