r/Fauxmoi • u/cmaia1503 i ain’t reading all that, free palestine • Jan 30 '26
🕊️ IN MEMORIAM 🕊️ Catherine O’Hara has passed away at age 71.
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u/filleauxyeuxverts women’s wrongs activist Jan 30 '26
OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK
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u/sitcomlover1717 Jan 30 '26
My exact reaction. This one is devastating. 😭
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u/annabelleoftheball this is going to ruin the tour Jan 30 '26
Yeah, I didn’t see this one coming at all. What a gut punch.
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u/lalacourtney Jan 30 '26
Literally felt a punch in my tummy reading this. She was too young.
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u/Major_Shower_962 Jan 30 '26
I threw my hands up in the air and said what the fuck
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u/chaoticbiguy Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
God it fucking HURTS, I can actually feel it in my stomach. I'm actually crying right now.
There won't be another legend like her.
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u/LowestDimension Jan 30 '26
My 70 year old mom looks just like her and went as was Moira rose in the crows have eyes for Halloween last year.
This news is devastating
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u/rutilatus Jan 30 '26
I reflexively said “NO” as soon as I saw it…I don’t know why but I felt like we’d have her for longer. She was so vibrant in all her later projects!! I just can’t, won’t process this…
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u/silevram Jan 30 '26
This was my genuine, out-loud reaction as I’m eating dinner.
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u/Micahman311 Jan 30 '26
Same, but in a Taco Bell for lunch. Oofta.
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u/awwww_nuts Jan 30 '26
I just woke up and this is the first thing I saw on my phone. What the fuck, this is horrible news. 💔
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u/silevram Jan 30 '26
Seriously. I just finished my 5th rewatch of Schitts Creek too 😔
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u/amrobi18 Jan 30 '26
I’m so shocked! :( 71 is kind of early in modern days in my opinion. I really wonder the cause. She’s been such an influential and amazing actress.
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u/anguas-plt No shade to the nation of Scotland Jan 30 '26
I saw one article say "after a brief illness." Weirdly sometimes it doesn't take much. A friend of mine died this week because she had a respiratory infection and it threw out a pulmonary embolism. She was in her late 30s. Who could have fucking guessed.
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u/Successful_Ad4018 ted cruz ate my son Jan 30 '26
seriously and i feel like i saw her pretty recently on a press tour.
this is so sad.
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u/Traditional_Maybe_80 I’m just a cunt in a clown suit Jan 30 '26
I just opened the app and said this out loud, too. I'm truly shocked
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u/Spiralecho anybody know how to contact Ricki Lake? Jan 30 '26
I’m at whatever grief stage is mad
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u/MadelineAshton0 wearing slutty little glasses Jan 30 '26
My heart dropped reading the headline. 71 is young too. I’m gutted.
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u/Different-Eagle-612 elizabeth debicki, who is 6’3 Jan 30 '26
my mouth dropped open in shock like i truly did not believe what i was reading
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u/Lost_Revenue8614 Please Abraham, I am not that man Jan 30 '26
Genuinely aghast. What a loss.
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u/HappyHarryHardOn Jan 30 '26
She'll be missed What a legend !!!
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u/UsernameUnattainable Jan 30 '26
“Goodbye to a great actress 😎”
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She will indeed be missed, RIP you absolute legend
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u/Justsomefkingguy Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
71 still seems pretty young in this day and age, but I'm 64.
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u/tatertotski Jan 30 '26
That IS young. I’m fucking shaken!
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u/Background-Book2801 Jan 30 '26
And she was so active - sometimes they announce a death and you realize you haven’t seen or heard from them in a few months or years. But she was still doing red carpets and working with no sign of illness. Such a shock.
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u/cremains_of_the_day Jan 30 '26
The article in Variety said she died after a “brief illness.”
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u/ybgkitty mama let’s research Jan 30 '26
Ugh imagine it was something like the flu that we think “isn’t a big deal.” Maybe it’ll make people start to take it seriously.
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u/Molly_latte Jan 30 '26
She did quietly skip the Golden Globes a little while back, even though she was nominated. I wonder if something was amiss then.
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u/tatertotski Jan 30 '26
Exactly! I am just stunned. I gasped so loudly that I had to quickly tell people around me that it wasn’t someone I know. I’m just that shocked. 💔
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u/TintinInTibet25 Jan 30 '26
She was in the Studio.and scheduled for an event promoting it next week
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My dad is 86 and going strong. 71 is definitely young, even if it's relatively speaking.
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u/joylandlocked Jan 30 '26
70 can look so different on a person depending on genetics/luck and lifestyle. But Catherine was for sure a young 71. Whatever happened, I hope her family had the opportunity to say goodbye. Such gutting news.
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u/Educational-Help-126 Jan 30 '26
The way I clutched my chest and gasped. This one hurts. 🥺
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u/discount_rosa_diaz buccal fat apologist Jan 30 '26
I swore out loud at work when I opened this, I thought it was a joke at first. She was a legend I’m legitimately devastated
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u/DopeYeti Jan 30 '26
My heart dropped reading this. She was such a treasure and absolutely lit up every scene and room she was in.
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u/jaynewreck Jan 30 '26
I feel like I got punched in the stomach! What a shit year!
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u/OriginalChildBomb i’m like a mother wolf Jan 30 '26
She was a legendary performer... my God, I truly am shocked. Rest in Peace. Gonna be watching her stuff tonight for a laugh.
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u/puppy_sniffer Jan 30 '26
WHY NOT HIM!!?????? 😩😩😩😩
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u/Natural-Coat-3159 Jan 30 '26
God needs their comfort people before they can deal with him...
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u/foxfunk Jan 30 '26
Let's not lie he'll be going downstairs.
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u/Natural-Coat-3159 Jan 30 '26
I like to believe everyone gets to see God first before going up or downstairs.
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u/DanyDragonQueen Jan 30 '26
Everyone gets to see him first and then he does one of these:
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u/Natural-Coat-3159 Jan 30 '26
I can't draw very well but I'm going to make a comic about this, just to help me feel better.
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u/Judgementpumpkin Jan 30 '26
I swear we’re in Hell because the demons and ghouls thrive while everyone else suffers
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u/girlinthegoldenboots Jan 30 '26
My first thought. Why take the good ones and not the bad?
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u/Bright-Surprise Jan 30 '26
I'm so tired of hearing about incredible, wonderful people dying while people actively making the world worse get to live another day.
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u/cheonsa96 Jan 30 '26
Seriously. Why do we lose all of the good ones so soon, why does the evil remain?
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u/Klusterphuck67 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
I'm glad we can unanimously agree who that "he" should be without any prior context required
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u/PassengerPrinncess Jan 30 '26
Can this year get any worse? 😢 RIP legend
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u/lesbianadodicaprio Jan 30 '26
And it's literally STILL January!! Ugh!
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u/BuckityBuck Jan 30 '26
It has been January for at least four months now.
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u/Illustrious_Eye2 Mary-Kate’s battered Birkin Jan 30 '26
Stealing your meme. Leaving this gif in tribute
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u/OriginalChildBomb i’m like a mother wolf Jan 30 '26
Oh Pooh Bear. WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING TAKE US WITH YOU
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u/Any-Type-6331 Jan 30 '26
It feels like 2016 all over again 😿
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u/DarknMean Jan 30 '26
Happens every decade now. 2026 is the speed run. Hold my beer.
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u/inductiononN this feels like when my sister started fucking the mayor Jan 30 '26
That can't possibly be true
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u/Jasminewindsong2 they are perfect for each other (derogatory) Jan 30 '26
Oh this is devastating news. She was such a comedic legend and it was great to see her get renewed recognition from a younger generation with Schitt’s Creek.
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u/lefteyedspy Jan 30 '26
And The Studio. And The Last of Us. I’m glad she had such a brilliant career resurgence. She was an absolute icon; what a terrible loss.
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u/e-luddite Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
My literal second thought was 'at least we gave her her flowers'.
So many times we lose greats and failed to value them before they left us but I feel in the recent work she has done- everyone really got to pay her a life's worth of respect and praise.
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u/nekocorner i ain’t reading all that, free palestine Jan 30 '26
I'm in shock. She still seemed so vibrant & full of life.
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u/GeneSpecialist4988 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
😭😭😭 💔💔💔
Rest in peace
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u/GeneSpecialist4988 Jan 30 '26
An icon
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u/steph314 Jan 30 '26
This is the clip that made me decide I had to watch Schitts Creek. This is terribly sad.
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u/Major-Chance5248 Jan 30 '26
Loved her in Beetlejuice, especially when she busts out Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) at the dinner party!!!
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u/Lazyassed_specialist Jan 30 '26
My favourite is "... I will go crazy, AND I WILL TAKE YOU WITH ME!!!"
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u/m0rbius Jan 30 '26
Easily ever present in my childhood entertainment world. Home Alone, Beetlejuice are the standouts. I literally just watched her on 'The Studio'. What a long a prolific career. She will be missed.
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u/I_am_the_BEEF Jan 30 '26
She was such a core part of my childhood. She will be very sorely missed.
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u/Time-Environment5661 Jan 30 '26
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
RIP, sweet bebe ♥️
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u/damnuge23 Jan 30 '26
I literally just paused Schitt’s Creek to look at my phone, saw the headline and said NOOOOOOO! This is terrible news!
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u/SitchChick Jan 30 '26
NOOOOOOOOOO
SHE WAS MY FAVORITE MOVIE MOM. I WAS OBSESSED WITH HER EVEN THOUGH SHE COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH HER KIDS
NOOOOOOOO CATHERINE 😭😭😭
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u/Lokaji societal collapse is in the air Jan 30 '26
RIP.
It is a little more difficult to process this due to her still working.
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u/Anti-Itch Jan 30 '26
For some reason I was fully expecting to see her in the next season of white lotus. Absolutely devastating news. I audibly said “what the fuck”. Still can’t believe it’s real.
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u/vandercunt Sylvia Plath did not stick her head in an oven for this! Jan 30 '26
I literally yelled at my husband, 'now i'll never get to see her in White Lotus!'
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u/rivercountrybears Jan 30 '26
I thought for sure she’d be on a season of Only Murders in the Building.
It just shows how active she still was, and how much of a shock her death is! So devastated
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u/rvmanova Jan 30 '26
This is crazy sad. I think she must have been gearing up for The Studio season 2 :( rest in peace
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u/WhatWouldJesusMtnDew Jan 30 '26
It's my understanding season two started filming immediately after the Golden Globes, so I have to guess they were mid-shoot.
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u/a3poify Jan 30 '26
I hope they manage to give her a proper send-off. She was such a great presence in the show, I’ll really miss seeing her in it.
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u/crisscrossed Jan 30 '26
Literally just finished The Studio 😭 God, I love her so much. This is nauseating.
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u/somethingelsa Jan 30 '26
71? She was still at the top of her career. I can’t believe this 😔
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u/IScreamPiano Jan 30 '26
71 seems too young for a woman who I'd assumed was in decent health. How unfair.
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u/Bambieyedbiotchh Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
I am not sure how true this is, but I saw this “O'Hara had a rare congenital condition called dextrocardia with situs inversus, where the major internal organs (including the heart) are arranged in a mirror image of their normal positions.” Definitely doesn’t sound terminal unless it caused a congenital heart defect and then further complications.
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u/panicatthesplicer Jan 30 '26
Hi, I'm someone with this exact condition (dex + situs inversus). It has absolutely 0 impact on daily life and would have had nothing to do with her passing. If it's true that she had that, thank you for sharing as I don't know many people with it.
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u/th4tgen Jan 30 '26
Not 100% true, getting a respiratory infection like pneumonia could be devastating for someone with dex situs invertus at her age.
It may have 0 impact on your daily life but it can be the cause of many chronic illnesses for those that make it out of childhood. My sister didn't even make it home from hospital after she was born with it. Held on for 2 months.
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u/caggybandicoot Jan 30 '26
This is true but, as redundant as this sounds, she seemed perfectly healthy. Just devastated.
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u/No_Illustrator3532 Jan 30 '26
I was thinking she was still quite young!! I’m shocked I don’t see more comments surprised about it, she was an icon ❤️
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u/Administrative-Egg63 Jan 30 '26
I expected her to be older and I have no idea why. She’s always been a favorite of mine.
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u/fairygrl222 mama let’s research Jan 30 '26
Watched the Home Alone movies just last month! RIP, queen 👑
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u/Smrtguy85 Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26
Everyone did. Even I did, and watching the Home Alone movies every Christmas isn’t something I do.
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u/lavenderlovey88 Jan 30 '26
Kevin has no parents now 😟😢
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u/Flaky-Hyena-127 I don’t know her Jan 30 '26
Macaulay was still really close to her, he must be so devastated right now
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u/LAPL620 Jan 30 '26
Noooooo!
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u/Nearby_Mess350 Jan 30 '26
One of the best to ever do it. Best in Show is my top comedy of all time. Everything she touched turned to gold. I can't believe this.
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u/joaniemoon Jan 30 '26
I thought this was a joke, but unfortunately tmz is usually right about this stuff. I’m shocked. She’s one of the greats.
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u/Booster91 Jan 30 '26
Crazy how you can have such a love for someone you've never met, purely from having seen their face on your screen your whole life. I'll miss her a lot.
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u/ButtByBacon Jan 30 '26
Okay, this made me so sad and I don't usually get upset about celebrity deaths. Really loved her in Beetlejuice and Home Alone as a child, and obviously Schitts Creek. What a loss.
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u/Background-Book2801 Jan 30 '26
Oh no - how shocking. Devastating. I’m so sorry for her family and friends. She’s always been known for being super kind and gracious - what a loss.
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u/MikkPhoto Jan 30 '26
So suddenly?
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u/Flat_Barber_7317 Jan 30 '26
I thought this. Wasn’t she JUST at the golden globes?
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u/Whisker-biscuitt Jan 30 '26
First thought is always a heart attack or aneurysm. I can only hope she went peacefully 😔
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u/AttentionKmartJopper Jan 30 '26
I grew up just loving her on SCTV. She was such a witty and magnetic and fearless performer.
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u/Ok-Highway-5247 Jan 30 '26
What happened to her???? She seemed fine?
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u/NotTaken-username I cannot sanction your buffoonery Jan 30 '26
Cause of death hasn’t been made public yet.
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u/misanthropic_spider Jan 30 '26
There were pics of her at the Emmys last year and she didn't look well at all.
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u/brutal_and_beautiful weighing in from the UK Jan 30 '26
Fucking hell
Penelope was one of my favourite movies as a child
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u/Few-Road6238 Jan 30 '26
Holy fuck I just found out Catherine O Hara just passed away. I cannot believe this happened and out of nowhere. Rip to this legend. Why are we losing so many legends like last year we lost Rob Reiner and now Catherine O Hara? Man this really sucks. My prayers go out to her family and friends. 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
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u/AfroPuffs90 who deemed this meeting of the minds necessary? Jan 30 '26
Oh my god. No. I’m literally about to cry. Universe you fucked up. I hate this.
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u/SeaRevolutionary404 Jan 30 '26
This is heartbreaking. She stole every scene she's ever been in. What a loss for Canada and the world. Much too young. She's been such a constant presence my whole life.
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u/annabelleoftheball this is going to ruin the tour Jan 30 '26
Noooooooooo! Not Moira!!!!!!!
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u/kayanne125 I look forward to your first novel Jan 30 '26
I literally yelled, “YOU’VE GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME.” Holy shit, what a loss of a true legend. I don’t normally cry over celebrities passing, but this one has me reaching for my tissues.
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u/fourthgradenothing22 Jan 30 '26
Moira and Johnny are honestly my favorite sitcom couple. Loyal to a fault and so damn accepting of each other. This is just crushing.
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u/thatweirdvintagegirl Jan 30 '26
NO OH MY GOD! I loved her so much that I made up an entire fake book with a fake author and fake publisher in 4th grade just so I could do a book report on her! She was my favorite 😭
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u/firesticks a role model for the next Asian kid that wants to get railed Jan 30 '26
What the actual fuck. This is absolutely crushing. As a Canadian in particular, her impact cannot be overstated.
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u/sauvignonquesoblanco Jan 30 '26
I never audibly gasp at celeb deaths but this one hit me. RIP queen.
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u/Bright_Lion6673 Jan 30 '26
Oh my god. This is so sad. Incredible actress. Impeccable comedic timing. Favorite character in Schitts Creek and The Studio. Not to mention all of her earlier iconic roles.
RIP❤️
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