Patrick Stewart admitted his relationship with children was 'practically non-existent' before death
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: An old interview of Patrick Stewart has resurfaced after the actor’s death, where he reflected on his relationship with his two children.
The late actor, who breathed his last on October 28, was the father of son Daniel, 58, and daughter Sophie, 54, whom he shared with his first wife, Sheila Falconer.
Patrick Stewart confessed that he's 'pained by the memory of my children'
The ‘X-Men’ star spoke to the Irish Independent three years before his death.
He had said, as per Page Six, “There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not pained by the memory of my children, who they were and by a sense of responsibility that they became who they are in part because of me and my influence or lack of influence on them.”
“I always put my acting work first, before my family,” Stewart stated at the time.
Patrick Stewart claimed his relationship with his children 'is practically non-existent'
The ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ star also revealed in the old interview that since he’s “separated from my children now, we don’t have relationships, they have become very important.”
“I never thought that this would happen, but both my children are in their 50s; they’re not children anymore, they’re adults. And my relationship with them is practically non-existent,” Stewart admitted.
However, this wasn't the first time the two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner mentioned his children and their strained relationship.
In 2009, while giving an interview to The Independent, he confessed, “I could've done better as a parent when my kids were little. I was just obsessed with my work, and everything else took second place. I'm trying to correct that now wherever possible with my grandchildren [he has four]. And my own children seem to have forgiven me.”
Patrick Stewart was 'surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter' at the time of his death
Meanwhile, at the time of his death, Stewart was married to his third wife, singer Sunny Ozell, 47.
The official statement announcing his death read, “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,” it added, urging fans to donate to the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centre Fund and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources.
