Brennan Elliot Feels Like A ‘Blank Canvas’ As He Returns To Work After Wife’s Death, ‘I Was Stuck..’

Losing a spouse is never easy, and what’s often more difficult is moving on from their death. The struggle is no different for the 51-year-old Canadian actor, Brennan Elliott. The star is returning to work 15 months after losing his wife to the heinous disease that is cancer. And now, in a recent conversation, he has talked about his struggle with the same.

Brennan Elliott on returning to work after the death of his wife

In a candid conversation with People, Brennan Elliott has opened up about how his 32nd Hallmark film, A Castle of Our Own, feels like a first to him. The film that will premiere on Saturday, June 27, 2026 (ET), arrives 15 months after Elliott lost his wife, Camilla Row, following a nine-year journey with gastric cancer. His character, ‘Adam’s’ journey hit too close to home as well, as he too was someone who felt stuck in place after his wife left him while he was building their dream home. He talked about his role and drew a comparison, saying:

“I was stuck also. It’s tough to move forward when certain things happen to you, but you’ve got to keep plugging away. I feel like this is the next chapter of my life.”

Brennan Elliott on losing his wife, Camilla Row

Brennan Elliott and Camilla Row share two children, Liam and Luna, who are 13 and 11 years old, respectively. For the unversed, Row was a clinical psychologist who first revealed her cancer diagnosis in 2018 and became a known voice in the gastric cancer community as she shared her personal experiences. On March 22, 2025 (ET), Elliott revealed on Instagram that Row had passed away that morning. Now, in the same conversation, he reflected on the loss and said:

“We miss her, but she was in so much pain. She’s at peace now, and we’ve had to rebuild. Grief doesn’t have to be scary. Yes, it’s painful, but it’s really taught me a lot about a lot of things that I wouldn’t have ever learned if I didn’t go through it.”

However, the journey of grief is hardly a linear scale. Brennan Elliott revealed that through therapy, he soon realised that he needed to heal and needed some time to feel all his feelings. “To sit and channel those feelings and talk about them is impossible until you’re calm and grounded. That happened for me in probably February this year. So that’s almost 11 months of a tough grind. And I feel like I’m starting to live again.” Looking back, Elliot revealed that when he was working and his wife was sick, he, too, was stuck in a state of survival. He said:

“I was much more, ‘Let’s get this and let’s do this, let’s make it good, and I’ve got to call her and make sure she’s okay.’ I’d go film a movie, or I’d do a TV series, and I’d make money and take care of her and take her to chemo. My wife didn’t want to have to have me do it anymore. She was the one who was like, ‘I need to get out of this. This is terrible for me and you.'”

Brennan Elliott reveals how The Gift of Peace has changed for him

Brennan Elliott revealed he recently rewatched his 2022 film, The Gift of Peace, in which his character and Nikki DeLoach’s character came together in a grief support group as they navigated the loss of their spouses. When it was filmed, DeLoach had recently lost her father, and Row’s cancer had taken a heartbreaking turn. The actor revealed that he could no longer connect with that guy because he didn’t want his wife to die, and he was not that person anymore after his wife’s death.

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