Sir Patrick Stewart admits he 'grieves' his 'non-existent' relationship with his children
ok.co.ukSir Patrick Stewart has confessed that he feels a deep sense of sorrow over his "non-existent" relationship with his two children.The Star Trek legend, 83, is the father to son Daniel and daughter Sophie from his first marriage to Sheila Falconer, but sadly admits he is now "separated" from them.The veteran actor opened up about his strained relationship with his adult children, saying: "Given that I'm 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." He revealed to the Irish Independent that his acting career always took precedence over his family life.
Patrick added "not a day goes by" in which he is "not pained by the memory of my children", expressing guilt that they "became who they are in part because of me and my influence or lack of influence on them".
Patrick's son, Daniel, has followed in his father's footsteps and has worked as an actor performing Shakespeare on stage as well as appearing in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Silent Witness.
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