Sir Patrick Stewart’s widow, Sunny Ozell, has spoken for the first time, two weeks after it was announced that the late Star Trek actor had died at the age of 86
Sir Patrick Stewart’s widow said they left ‘nothing unsaid’ as she broke her silence after his death at the age of 86. The late Star Trek and X-Men star died last month following a short battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Patrick died at his home in Los Angeles, with his wife, musician Sunny Ozell, at his side. Now, two weeks on, Sunny has taken to social media and says the grief she is experiencing hits her in “waves”.
Taking to Instagram, Sunny, 47, shared a black-and-white photograph of herself and Patrick, with their arms wrapped around one another.
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She wrote: “Today marks two weeks since Patrick passed, and the grief continues to come in waves. But I’ve also been experiencing such deep, profound gratitude.
“We left nothing unsaid. He knew I loved him, and I know he loved me. Patrick and I truly, authentically saw one another, and we amplified each other’s best qualities. We shared nearly two decades together, and we filled those years with so much *living*. I’ve been overwhelmed by the public response to Patrick’s death, and while I’m not at all surprised that he touched so many, I’m sincerely moved by the outpouring of sadness and loss.
“Thank you all for your condolences; they mean so, so much to me. My heart had to grow to contain my love for Patrick, and he changed me for the better, forever.”
Her upload, which has been liked more than 41,000 times, was soon flooded with comments. One person wrote: “I listened to his autobiography on Audible a couple of years ago. When he got to the part of the story about you, his entire tone changed. You could hear him smile. I am so sorry for your immense loss.”
A second wrote: “So many of us out here never met him, yet mourn that he is no longer here. I can’t begin to imagine your loss…but how blessed we all are, in our big or small ways, to have felt his influence. Sending love to you.” “We love you,” said a third.
Confirming Sir Patrick’s death, his long-term spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak, said: “He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all. We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace.”
His death prompted an outpouring of tributes from fellow actors and even the Prime Minister. Sir Patrick’s close friend, Sir Ian McKellen, praised the late star, who was “defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire.”
“You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt,” Sir Ian said on social media. The stage and screen actor recalled a conversation he had with Patrick in which Patrick questioned whether he wanted to “risk getting lost in Hollywood for years and years”. “Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences,” he wrote.
Sir Patrick is survived by his widow, Sunny, and his two children, Daniel and Sophie Stewart, from his first marriage to Sheila Falconer.
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