Patrick Stewart’s widow Sunny Ozell has broken her silence over the actor’s death at age 86 in a moving tribute on social media.
“Today marks two weeks since Patrick passed away, and the grief continues to come in waves,” the singer wrote alongside a black-and-white Instagram photo of herself and her husband on Wednesday. “But I also felt such deep, profound gratitude.”
The 47-year-old explained that she and her late husband “left nothing unsaid” before his death on October 28 following a “brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.”
Ozell told his followers, “He knew I loved him, and I know he loved me. Patrick and I truly, authentically saw each other, and we amplified each other’s best qualities.”
Reflecting on their almost two decades as a couple, the songwriter exclaimed, “We filled those years with so much. life.
“I was shocked by the public reaction to Patrick’s death,” she continued. “While I am not at all surprised that it has touched so many people, I am sincerely moved by the outpouring of sadness and loss.”
Ozell concluded: “Thank you everyone for your condolences, they mean so much to me. My heart had to grow to contain my love for Patrick, and he changed me for the better, forever.”
The social media upload featured a smiling snap of Ozell hugging his partner.
The couple began dating in 2008, and Stewart popped the question in March 2013.
Six months later, he and Ozell were married.
Stewart was previously married to dancer Sheila Falconer and, later, producer Wendy Neuss. He welcomed two children – his son Daniel and his daughter Sophie – with the first.
However, the Golden Globe nominee admitted in his later years that his relationship with his adult children was “virtually non-existent.”
“I always prioritized my work as an actor, before my family,” he explained in an interview with the Irish Independent in 2023.
Stewart told the Independent in 2009 that he was “obsessed with (his) work and everything else took a backseat” – something he was trying to “fix” with his grandchildren.
Daniel honored Stewart after her death by tweeting a photo of them performing on stage together, but did not caption the photo.
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