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Iris Pressagh Jan 1, 1943 - Jan 1, 2010 Spain

Isobel Iris Pressagh was born to William Pressagh (1915-2002) and Helen 'Nelly' Donaldson Williams, and she had one sister Agnes "Nessa" Williams Pressagh (1940-1980). Both of her parents were born in Scotland. Iris married British comedian and actor William Connolly aka 'Big Yin', in 1969. Iris and Billy Connolly were both 26 years old when they married. After 16 years together, they broke up in 1985. During their marriage, they had two children: Jamie (in 2022, about 53) and Cara (in 2022, about 49, a film director). Sadly, Iris struggled with alcoholism for much of her life, and passed away in 2010. A 1997 interview with her that was published in the "Sunday Mail" in Glasgow Scotland gives insight into her and her vision of her life, a few years before she died. See She talks to her cats, lives alone . . .. Her addiction problem, which is often viewed as genetic, was passed on to her son. In a 2019 interview, Billy Connolly talked about their son Jamie's addictions. See Sir Billy Connolly reveals his eldest son, 50, is battling addiction . Billy's 2nd wife, Pamela, who is a a trained clinical psychologist, said that they knew Iris was battling alcoholism, but only found out after Iris' death that she was a hoarder. See HEARTBROKEN Big Yin’s tears flowed as he scattered his ex-wife’s ashes in River Don. William scattered Iris' ashes at the Candacraig House in Strathdon Aberdeenshire Scotland where he lived with his wife Pamela at the time.

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Iris Pressagh (Jan 1, 1943 - Jan 1, 2010)

Surnames: Premel - Pribie

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Iris on her wedding day to Billy in 1969

Billy Connolly and Iris Pressagh were married in a register office in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1969. This was before Connolly's fame began to rise.

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It was love at first sight

The folk scene introduced Billy to a pretty, hippy-fied wife, Iris Pressagh, an interior designer from Clydebank. It was Ron Duff, Billy's banjo teacher who was, you might say, instrumental in introducing him to his first wife.

"One night in one of the clubs, very early on, a couple of girls asked us back to a party. One was Iris, and the other was her best friend, Eileen." Duff married Eileen.

It was Eileen who initially fancied Billy, and persuaded Iris to ask him to the party. "But," said Billy. "As soon as I saw Iris, that was it. It's funny how people fall in love, but right away, I thought: 'That's for me.'"

"I thought about all the other girls before her and wondered what I'd been doing and suddenly all I wanted was right there. "We came from two different worlds, different towns, backgrounds, and yet it worked right from the start."

Life after Billy Connolly did not work out very well for Iris. In November 1984, Stirling Sheriff Court heard how Iris had been assaulted by her unemployed boyfriend, Michael Johnston.

Iris was living in a caravan while the Connolly home was being decorated. He punched Iris's face and body and smashed a video player. Today, Iris lives quietly on her own, near Spain's Costa Brava.

- Appeared in the Daily Record in Scotland on Thursday October 6th 1994

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Photo of William "Billy" Connolly and Iris Pressagh on the day of their wedding in 1969

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