United Kingdom, June 20 -- Celia Imrie is relieved her only child is a son so they don't have to compete for acting parts.

The 72-year-old star has Angus, 30, from her relationship with the late actor Benjamin Whitrow and expressed her relief that she doesn't have to deal with the "tension" of having two female performers in the family vying for work.

Celia is quoted by the Daily Mail newspaper's Eden Confidential column as saying: "I'm glad he's not a girl, only because we would be fighting for the same roles and that causes tension if there's two female actors in the family."

Angus has appeared in the hit TV shows Fleabag and The Crown and Celia is "terribly proud" of what her boy has achieved so far.

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