Grease actress reveals reclusive life in London after shunning Hollywood

Grease icon Stockard Channing, 82, left the US after the death of her partner (Picture: CBS via Getty Images)

Grease star Stockard Channing has said she’s ‘happy to be a recluse’ after leaving the US.

The actress, best known for playing The Pink Ladies icon Betty Rizzo in the hit 1978 film, discussed her quiet life in the UK following the death of her partner of 20 years.

Stockard said she lives a quiet life in the UK these days, despite enjoying success after the film in the likes of The West Wing and Practical Magic.

She even earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her portrayal of Louisa ‘Ouisa’ Kitteredge in Six Degrees of Separation in 1993.

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