Mara Wilson has written a beautiful blog post about Robin Williams

We all remember Mara Wilson, the cute kid who starred in Matilda, Miracle on 34th Street and of course Mrs Doubtfire, alongside the late Robin Williams.

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A week after the death of the comedian, Mara has taken to her blog to write a lengthy post about Robin which is really endearing.

“He always reminded me a little of my father,” she opened.

“Robin Williams, as I knew him, was warm, gentle, expressive, nurturing, and brilliant.”

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Mara continued to shower him with praise, claiming he was more than just a performer, he was a creator.

“He was so quick and prolific, coming up with so many lines and bits even though there was no way we could use them all.

“Robin would do anything to make me and the other kids laugh,” she recalled.

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“Those hand puppets that dance alongside the genie in Aladdin’s Friend Like Me That must have been his suggestion, because Robin made those in real life. He’d break them out between takes to entertain us between takes.

“He seemed to know instinctively what we would find funny, and never had to resort to saying anything that was inappropriate for children.”

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Despite his dazzling persona, Mara revealed that Robin did have a more gentler side and noticed his vulnerability shine through at a reading of What Dreams May Come.

“He came alive in the reading, and had us all laughing at lunch, but my strongest impression came when we saw each other for the first time that day.

“Robin crossed to me from across the room, got down to my level, and whispered ‘Hi, how are you?’ He asked how my family was doing, how school was, never raising his voice and only sometimes making eye contact. He seemed so vulnerable.”

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Now 27-years-old, Mara expresses her regret that she lost contact with Robin Williams but stating she had felt so humbled to have met and worked with the actor.

“I wish we had talked more. I wish I had reached out more. Being a Worst Case Scenario kind of person, I’ve worried so many times about losing so many people I care about, but I never could imagine losing Robin.

“I had thought maybe the next time I saw Robin I would explain myself to him, let him know that I had loved working with him,” she confessed.

Read the full heart-warming post here.