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Patsy Kensit Biography

Patsy Kensit born Patricia Jude Francis Kensit, is an English actress, singer, model, and former child star. Patsy Kensit was born on 4 March 1968 in Hounslow, London, England. She attended Newland House School, St Catherine’s School, Twickenham and Corona Theatre School.

She had her first big-screen role in the film For the Love of Ada. Her next film role was two years later in The Great Gatsby. Kensit also appeared in a BBC mini series based on the famous historical novel Penmarric (1979).

As a pupil at the Italia Conti Academy stage school, Kensit’s first starring roles were in British children’s television programmes such as The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982) and Luna (in the title role). She also appeared as Estella in the 1981 BBC adaptation of Great Expectations and as Lady Margaret Plantagenet in the 1982 BBC Television Shakespeare production of Richard III.

She was lead singer of the band Eighth Wonder from 1983 to 1989. Between 2004 and 2006, Kensit played the role of Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Following this, she played Faye Byrne in the BBC One medical drama Holby City from 2007 until 2010.

Patsy Kensit Age

Patsy Kensit was born on 4 March 1968 in Hounslow, London, England, to James Henry Kensit and Margaret Rose Doohan. Kensit’s parents did not marry until 1986. Her mother, a native of Ireland was a publicist and died from breast cancer in December 1993.

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Patsy Kensit Dad

Patsy Kensit’s father, James Henry Kensit was born in 1915 and died in September 1987. He was an associate of the notorious London gangsters the Kray twins. He was nicknamed “Jimmy the Dip.” He also reportedly worked for the rival Richardsons, running long firms for the gang. He served time in prison before Kensit was born. Her paternal grandfather was a robber and counterfeiter.

Patsy Kensit Husbands

Patsy Kensit has been married to musicians Dan Donovan, Jim Kerr, Liam Gallagher, and Jeremy Healy.

Patsy Kensit Marriages

Patsy Kensit has been married and divorced four times. In 1988, she married Dan Donovan of band Big Audio Dynamite. In 1992, she married Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds. In April 1997, she married Liam Gallagher from Oasis. They divorced in 2000. Kensit later became involved with the DJ Jeremy Healy and announced that she was marrying for a fourth time on 29 November 2007. On 31 March 2008 it was reported that the pair had split by mutual consent and had called off their wedding. They eventually married on 18 April 2009. It was reported in February 2010 that the couple had separated.

Patsy Kensit Spouse

After a reported relationship with Ally McCoist in 2001, Kensit took up with rap artist and beatboxer Killa Kela. They split up after a year, with Kensit stating that she did not see a future with Killa.

Patsy Kensit Children

Patsy Kensit gave birth to her first child, James, in 1993 during her second marriage to Jim Kerr. Kensit and Liam Gallagher had a son, Lennon, born 13 September 1999, who was named after John Lennon. She had her children baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith.

Patsy Kensit Net Worth

Patsy Kensit has an estimated net worth of $10 million.

Patsy Kensit Songs

  • I’m Not Scared
  • Cross My Heart
  • Will You Remember?
  • Baby Baby
  • Stay With Me
  • When the Phone Stops Ringing
  • Having It All
  • Loser in Love
  • My Baby’s Heartbeat
  • Dusted
  • Use Me
  • Open Your Mind
  • Wild Love
  • The Dress
  • Let Me In
  • Anything At All

Patsy Kensit Movies and TV Shows

  • 1972: Birds Eye’s Frozen Peas
  • 1972: For the Love of Ada :
  • 1973: The Brothers
  • 1974: Z-Cars
  • 1974: The Great Gatsby
  • 1974: Gold
  • 1975: Alfie Darling :
  • 1975: Churchill’s People
  • 1975: Hennessy
  • 1976: The Blue Bird
  • 1976: Dickens of London
  • 1978: Armchair Thriller ‘Quiet as a Nun’
  • 1979: Lady Oscar
  • 1979: Hanover Street
  • 1979: Prince Regent
  • 1979: The Legend of King Arthur
  • 1979: Penmarric
  • 1979: Quincy’s Quest:
  • 1980: Hannah
  • 1981: Great Expectations
  • 1982: Disneyland
  • 1982: The Adventures of Pollyanna
  • 1982: Frost in May
  • 1983: The Tragedy of Richard III
  • 1983: Luna
  • 1984: Diana
  • 1985: Hallmark Hall of Fame
  • 1985: Silas Marner
  • 1986: Absolute Beginners
  • 1988: Don Bosco
  • 1988: A Chorus of Disapproval
  • 1989: Arms and the Man
  • 1989: Lethal Weapon 2:
  • 1990: Kill Cruise
  • 1990: Chicago Joe and the Showgirl:
  • 1990: Bullseye!:
  • 1991: Adam Bede
  • 1991: Does This Mean We’re Married
  • 1991: Timebomb
  • 1991: Blue Tornado:
  • 1991: Twenty-One
  • 1991: Beltenebros
  • 1992: Screen One
  • 1992: Blame It on the Bellboy
  • 1992: The Turn of the Screw
  • 1993: Tales from the Crypt
  • 1993: Bitter Harvest
  • 1993: Full Eclipse:
  • 1994: Fall from Grace
  • 1995: Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
  • 1995: Dream Man
  • 1995: Kleptomania
  • 1995: Angels & Insects:
  • 1995: At the Midnight Hour
  • 1995: Tunnel Vision:
  • 1996: Grace of My Heart
  • 1998: The Last Don II
  • 1998: Human Bomb
  • 1999: Speedway Junky
  • 1999: Janice Beard 45 WPM
  • 2000: Best
  • 2000: Aladdin
  • 2001: Things Behind the Sun
  • 2001: Loves Music, Loves to Dance
  • 2001: Casualty
  • 2002: Bad Karma
  • 2002: Darkness Falling
  • 2002: Murder in Mind
  • 2002: The One and Only
  • 2003: Who’s Your Daddy?
  • 2003: Shelter Island:
  • 2004: The All Star Comedy Show
  • 2004: The Pavilion:
  • 2004: A Bear’s Christmas Tail
  • 2004–2006: Emmerdale
  • 2005: A Bear’s Tail
  • 2006: Played
  • 2006: Children’s Party at the Palace
  • 2007: The Magic Door
  • 2007: A Bucket o’ French & Saunders
  • 2007–2010: Holby City
  • 2010: Strictly Come Dancing
  • 2014: Loose Women
  • 2015: Celebrity Big Brother
  • 2017: Tina and Bobby

Patsy Kensit admits she’s ‘never felt better’ after turning 50 as she reveals meditation helps her stay positive about getting older

Actress Patsy Kensit has shared her positive outlook about ageing, saying that turning fifty was “a wonderful, huge step and so exciting”.

The former Emmerdale star reached the milestone age in March and celebrated with a family holiday to the Maldives.

In an interview with Hello!, Kensit said she rejects the pressure many older women feel to make themselves look younger.

On turning 50, she said: ‘I’ve never felt better or more excited about anything. None of us are going to look 25 again and who would want to? I wouldn’t.’

Kensit discussed how she maintained a healthy lifestyle and revealed she took up meditation following a trip she made to Thailand.

She said: ‘I went to Chiva-Som to do some meditation and that changed my life completely. I practice Yoga Nidra, which is a guided meditation. It makes me feel so much better.

‘Yoga has never worked for me, I’ve never been able to do the downward dog. I like light weights and running.

‘What I put in my body I find very important. I don’t diet, I just eat clean, fresh and healthy, not processed, foods.’

She added: ‘It’s important to take the time for yourself, look in the mirror and love yourself. Be the best you can be for the age that you are at.’

Kensit, who sang with the band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s, has been married and divorced four times.

She has two sons, 26-year-old James with Simple Minds musician Jim Kerr and 18-year-old Lennon with former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.

The actress said that her role as a mother inspired her to get through the “ups and downs” she had experience in her life.

She said: ‘I went through a lot over the years. That can make you never want to leave your house. What kind of mother would I have been if I didn’t come out of the duvet for a week?

‘The kids have always lived with me. I had to work, I had to make a living. But I’m 50 now, I don’t really care what people say.’

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