Sophie Cookson says her mother is receiving end-of-life care, describes bedside moments as 'maddening, scary and jarringly beautiful'

Sophie Cookson, the actor known for Kingsman: The Secret Service, said her mother is receiving end-of-life care and that she has spent more than two weeks at her bedside.

In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the 35-year-old wrote that being with her mother, Marie, in hospital "can be maddening, scary and jarringly beautiful." Cookson, who shared a photo taken outside a hospital in Spain, said she had been at the hospital for over a fortnight and asked anyone going through a similar experience to share their stories with her. She did not disclose further details about her mother’s illness.

Cookson has been documenting a summer spent with family in Europe in recent months, posting images of her mother enjoying time with the family and of the five-year-old daughter she shares with partner Stephen Campbell Moore. In August she shared a photo of Marie looking out over a hilly landscape in a red blouse, writing that "summer is fading" and urging people to let loved ones know they are appreciated. Another post showed Marie smiling at a flower market while holding bunches of eucalyptus and purple blooms; Cookson captioned that image "Kiss & Fly."

Cookson rose to prominence in the 2014 film Kingsman: The Secret Service and has appeared in projects including The Trial of Christine Keeler. She began a relationship with actor Stephen Campbell Moore in 2018 after meeting him on the set of Red Joan in 2017. Moore, 45, was previously married to actor Claire Foy and shares a daughter, Ivy Rose, with her.

The update about her mother follows a personal message Cookson posted earlier this year after a 16-month absence from social media. In that post she described a "radical reset," saying she had stopped drinking and trained to become a yoga instructor. She wrote that the experience brought "transformative wisdom and unbound kindness" and called the note a message of gratitude to those she had met through yoga.

In her most recent message, Cookson acknowledged the difficulty of the moment and urged others who are also supporting loved ones at the end of life to get in touch. She said she could not promise to reply to every message but promised to read them, adding that sharing experiences might make the inevitable feel less daunting and help people feel less alone.