Sir Patrick Stewart has opened up about his 'non-existent' relationship with his two children, Daniel and Sophie, who he shares with his first wife, Sheila Falconer
Sir 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.
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".
In an interview from 2009 with the Independent, the actor admitted he "could have done better as a parent", but 'threw everything into work'. However, he said at the time he was trying wherever possible to "correct it" with his grandchildren, adding his own children 'seemed to have forgiven him'. Recalling how they first met, he told the Loose Women panel: "It may not be a romantic story, it might be more of a Walking Dead movie actually. It was all a kind of business arrangement, she said to me she wanted to see my production of Macbeth in Brooklyn but it had all sold out. We were transferring to Broadway and so I said 'Well there will be seats there, here's my number, give me a call'.
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