Actress Patsy Kensit has made a candid admission about the true source of her deep-seated trauma, clarifying that it does not stem from her well-publicised failed marriages. The 58-year-old star opened up about her mental health journey following her participation in the BBC television show Pilgrimage, where she embarked on a five-day spiritual trek across the country.
A Journey of Self-Discovery
Speaking to Country Living magazine after her transformative experience on Pilgrimage, Kensit revealed how she had previously misattributed her emotional struggles to her marital history. "I came into the pilgrimage with a lot of anger, which I had always attributed to failing in my marriages," she confessed. The actress, who has been married four times, explained that the prolonged time spent outdoors during the pilgrimage helped quiet her "noisy mind" and led to a profound realisation.
Childhood Trauma Revealed
"My trauma isn't about having sons from two failed relationships; this is about my whole life," Kensit elaborated. "I can be quite hard on myself, but being able to recognise that helped me to not feel like a failure." She identified childhood experiences as the true root of her pain, rather than her relationships with former husbands Jim Kerr of Simple Minds and Oasis star Liam Gallagher.
Kensit has previously spoken about her difficult upbringing. Her mother, Margaret, was diagnosed with breast cancer when Patsy was just five years old, creating years of childhood anxiety about her mother's mortality. Her father, James, who was associated with the notorious Kray twins, spent much of her childhood in prison for fraud and died of leukaemia when she was 17.
Family Reflections
The actress is mother to two sons: James Kerr, 32, from her marriage to Jim Kerr, and Lennon Gallagher, 26, from her marriage to Liam Gallagher. She reflected on missing Lennon's 26th birthday while filming Pilgrimage, noting: "Being away for my youngest son Lennon's 26th birthday was tough. I missed that, so that day I was quite sad. He's still my baby, so that was a moment for me."
Despite this, she described the overall pilgrimage experience as "incredible," adding: "Every day you got something different out of it. We found out so much about each other during the process."
Nostalgic Memories
In a separate interview with the Mirror, Kensit spoke fondly of her relationship with Liam Gallagher, whom she married secretly in 1997 after meeting on a plane two years earlier. "It was such a magical time, the 90s. It was an epic era," she reminisced. "I've seen the magic and I love the music."
She also shared that her son Lennon enjoyed Oasis's recent tour, expressing happiness that he had the opportunity to experience their music live. Kensit's other marriages were to Dan Donovan and Jeremy Healy, though she did not have children with either partner.
Healing Through Pilgrimage
The BBC's Pilgrimage programme features celebrities undertaking spiritual journeys, and for Kensit, the experience proved transformative. "There are times when you're walking every day in the wind and the cold, and it does knock it out of you," she admitted. "But I absolutely loved it. Everybody did seem to really vibe."
Through this process of self-discovery, Kensit has gained new perspective on her life's challenges, distinguishing between the pain of failed relationships and deeper childhood trauma that has shaped her emotional landscape for decades.
