Micheal J. Fox admits he doesn’t remember dating Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles
As he continues his battle with Parkinson’s, Fox admits his memory is not what it used to be.
While promoting his new Apple TV+ documentary ‘Still’, which focuses on his life and battle with Parkinson’s disease, Micheal J. Fox admits he doesn’t remember a lot of his dating life.
Since quitting acting in 2020, the ‘Back to the Future’ star has been focused on advocating for Parkinson’s disease, which he’s battled since he was 29.
“When I look at that period in the documentary it just seems crazy,” Fox told The Sunday Times. “Look at all the girls I dated. Some of them I can’t even remember.”
Singer Susanna Hoffs and Fox dated for a period in 1986, but after making several hits, she went on to marry ‘Austin Powers’ director Jay Roach in 1993. Not that it seems to matter to Micheal, as he simply can’t remember that time. Fox went on to marry his co-star Tracy Pollan in 1988.
“I mean, I dated Susanna Hoffs from the Bangles, and I can’t even remember it,” he continued. “But that’s just an example. Stuff like that happened all the time.”
Parkinson’s disease takes a huge toll on one’s memory, so it’s no surprise that Fox has trouble remembering. Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s.
Fox recalls meeting the Princess of Wales
“I sat next to Princess Diana during the world premiere of ‘Back to the Future’ and I had to pee. And that’s all I remember,” said Fox.
“I had just been told a whole list of things that I could and couldn’t do, like not speaking unless spoken to, and not standing unless she stands. And so I was thinking, ‘What kind of math do I have to do to go to the bathroom?’”
“I can’t say, ‘I’ve go to go to the loo!’ So I sat there in pain for the whole time,” continued Fox. “And that was kind of the formula for that part of my life.”
His reflections on dying
After openly admitting he doesn’t see himself reaching his 80th birthday, Fox is very accepting of his own mortality and doesn’t fear death.
“I’m not gonna lie. It’s gettin’ hard, it’s gettin’ harder. It’s gettin’ tougher. Every day it’s tougher,” admits Fox. “You don’t die from Parkinson’s. You die with Parkinson’s.”