One Tree Hill alum Bevin Prince is sharing a rare update about her life nearly three years after her husband, William Friend’s death.
“I think that at this point in my life, I really hope there’s a day that comes back where I consider what my personal life might be like a little bit, but it’s just not now,” Prince, 42, said during the Friday, April 4, episode of the “Drama Queens” podcast. “Right now, what I think about every day is how I can create a space for people to feel safe and loved and allowed to be exactly as they are.”
She continued, “That is what I wake up with every single day. And I think about when I walk into my studio and when I move through life, I just want people to understand that there is one of you in all of time. That means that your experience is completely unique to anyone else’s.”
Prince, who played Bevin Mirskey on the hit CW series from 2003 to 2008, told listeners that it “is not your place to judge what it is that you are and how you feel,” but rather try to “deeply understand” and “share” it.
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“That will make the world a better place because all of us have something to share,” she said. “You got to step into that power right now. If you’re feeling something right now, this is your cue to step up and in — step up and in and share as much as you can.”
Prince’s words of wisdom come as she continues to grieve the loss of her husband, who died at age 33 in July 2022. Friend was tragically struck by lightning near his home in Wilmington, North Carolina. At the time, Prince grieved his death in private, breaking her silence in December of that year.
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“It’s an absolute living nightmare,” the actress shared during an appearance on the “1 on 1 With Jon Evans” podcast at the time. “It was like any other day that we’d done a million times. The storm was far away, we’re on the boat, everything’s fine. And then in an instant, everything has changed. There’s no normal, and there’s no playbook for it.”
Prince recalled everyone on the boat with her responding “so fast” to the situation.
“The police boat happened to be driving by right at that moment, just happened to be there. So, they were able to move him to the police boat,” she said. “In my mind, there was absolutely nothing that could have been done. And I have to accept that this is larger than me and my understanding at this time.”