Sunny Ozell has broken her silence. Two weeks after the death of her husband, Sir Patrick Stewart, the musician shared her first public words since the Star Trek legend died at 86, posting an emotional tribute on Instagram on Wednesday, November 11.
“Today marks two weeks since Patrick passed, and the grief continues to come in waves,” Ozell, 47, wrote alongside a black-and-white photograph of the couple with their arms wrapped around one another. “But I’ve also been experiencing such deep, profound gratitude. We left nothing unsaid. He knew I loved him, and I know he loved me. Patrick and I truly, authentically saw one another, and we amplified each other’s best qualities.”
Nearly two decades together
Stewart died at his Los Angeles home on October 28, following what his representative described as a brief journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. His death was announced by his spokesperson on October 29, and tributes poured in from across the worlds of Star Trek, X-Men and theatre, where he had been a towering figure for six decades.
Ozell and Stewart married in September 2013, with his longtime friend and X-Men co-star Ian McKellen officiating the wedding. In her post, Ozell wrote that they had shared nearly two decades together and “filled those years with so much living.” She added: “My heart had to grow to contain my love for Patrick, and he changed me for the better, forever.”
Overwhelmed by the public response
Ozell also thanked the public for the outpouring that followed her husband’s death, saying she had been overwhelmed by the response and sincerely moved by the sadness and loss shared by fans around the world. “Thank you all for your condolences, they mean so, so much to me,” she wrote.
Stewart’s career spanned Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Professor Charles Xavier and a lifetime on the stage, but Ozell’s tribute was not about the roles. It was about a marriage in which, in her words, nothing was left unsaid. Two weeks on, that is the message she wanted the world to hear.
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