Sir Patrick Stewart fears he is shrinking after losing two inches in height.
The Star Trek icon, 83, said he has become shorter in the past two years. And he admitted he talked to wife Sunny Ozell, 44, about it and she put it down to the ageing process. Sir Patrick, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the sci-fi films, said: “Somehow I’ve lost two inches over the past two years.
“I don’t know how the hell it’s come about. My wife, who’s younger than me, significantly, has said, ‘Well, it’s ageing – you shrink.’ I shrink? “When will it stop!”
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But despite shrinking, the Hollywood star said he is looking to the future and hoping to take on more comic acting roles. He said: “I’ve got ideas. I would like to do more comedy. Some of the comedy I’ve done, I’ve loved it. To be aware of people laughing at something I’ve done is the most satisfying thing. I like it more than crying – I’ve seen people crying. But laughter is glorious.”
The star is known for his roles in the X Men films, Dune and Macbeth. The screen legend wrote his memoir Making It So during the COVID-19 lockdowns when acting work dried up. In the book he opened up about having therapy for decades after “losing his way” in his 50s.
Stewart confessed he turned to booze and sleeping pills to cope after his split from wife Sheila Falconer in the 1990s. He wrote: “I felt my life had lost its way. Sleeping pills, yes. Alcohol, yes. They became a part of my life. But, eventually, I became able to deal with that. Again, that’s the advantage of beautiful therapy – that you can talk to someone.”
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