{"id":447270,"date":"2026-02-03T21:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/447270\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T21:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:33:08","slug":"how-macaulay-culkins-home-alone-mom-catherine-ohara-filled-the-void-left-by-his-estranged-father-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/447270\/","title":{"rendered":"How Macaulay Culkin\u2019s \u2018Home Alone\u2019 Mom Catherine O\u2019Hara Filled the \u2018Void\u2019 Left By His Estranged Father (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Macaulay Culkin is devastated over the death of his Home Alone mom Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/a>, whose sudden passing has opened some very raw wounds for the 45-year-old actor.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatherine was so much more to Mac than just a costar,\u201d a source tells the National Enquirer. \u201cShe was very much his mother figure and someone he respected and looked up to for advice and guidance his entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n

At age 16, the former child star legally took his parents\u2019 names off of his trust fund amid allegations that dad Kit Culkin had mismanaged his money. He remains estranged from him to this day.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows how difficult his relationship is with his parents, his father especially,\u201d says the source. \u201cCatherine filled that void to a very large extent. She had such a soothing and loving way about her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Culkin remained close with O\u2019Hara over the years.<\/p>\n

The actor introduced his movie mom to sons Dakota, 4, and Carson, 3, and his fianc\u00e9e, Brenda Strong, adored her as well, reveals Enquirer\u2019s source. \u201c[Her] death \u2026 totally caught the whole family off guard since Catherine always seemed so healthy and vibrant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Home Alone star posted a heartbreaking tribute to the actress on Instagram<\/a> after news broke on Friday, January 30 that she had died at age 71 after battling a brief illness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMama. I thought we had more time,\u201d Culkin wrote. \u201cI wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you but I had so much more to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMac\u2019s an incredibly private, reserved character who doesn\u2019t really open up to a lot of people, but he\u2019d confided so much in her about his life,\u201d says the source. \u201cHe\u2019s very lost and in deep shock right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story How Macaulay Culkin\u2019s \u2018Home Alone\u2019 Mom Catherine O\u2019Hara Filled the \u2018Void\u2019 Left By His Estranged Father (Exclusive)<\/a> first appeared on National Enquirer<\/a>. Add National Enquirer as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n