Patrick Stewart shares horrific domestic violence story he ‘never told’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz and TV

Patrick Stewart has opened up about his experience of being raised in a violent home to raise awareness about domestic violence.

In an interview for new ITV documentary Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors, the actor explained: “Domestic violence was something people never talked about.

“And so I didn’t tell anyone. I kept it all to myself. It was locked inside me and I felt shame.”

Describing his experience, Patrick, 84, recalled: “The war ended in 1945. So I was six when my father came home. And it was terrible.”

“The screaming was so loud because he had such a big voice,” the Star Trek: The Next Generation actor continued, adding that he was “yelling at my dad to stop when he hit my mom and hit her over and over again.”

Patrick described how he and his brother Trevor “were sitting on the stairs leading down from their bedroom, just behind the door to the living room.”

And “they specialized in understanding where the shouting was going, what it would lead to, and we always knew the moment the violence would begin.”

“So we pushed the door open and ran into the room, and my brother Trevor, who was taller than me, got between my father and my mother so he couldn’t reach her,” she continued, according to The Times.

“And he’d scream: ‘No, no, no, please, you don’t need to protect me. I’m okay, I’m okay.’ So I yelled at him,” the X-Men actor said.

She also recalled that a female neighbor stepped inside at one point, “breaking open the door while my father was yelling, and (she) walked up to my father, pushed her arms up, raised her fists, and said, ‘Come on, Al Stewart, try it on me.’ “

“And of course he didn’t. He didn’t touch her. He walked away. But having a history like that was humiliating.”

Patrick has spoken openly about Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors, in which Queen Camilla speaks to victims of domestic violence, which is an important part of royal work.

She also demonstrated her empathy and deep understanding of the issue when meeting with women experiencing domestic violence and their families.

For over a decade the Queen has worked to highlight organizations that support victims of Rape and Sexual Assault; He has made numerous visits to learn more about the problems, meet survivors and highlight the invaluable contribution made by individuals and organizations working in this field.

In 2013, the then Duchess of Cornwall held a Reception at Clarence House, bringing together a key group of national stakeholders and key decision-makers.

It was the first time such a wide range of organizations in the UK had come together to specifically discuss rape and sexual abuse.

As the Duchess of Cornwall, Her Royal Highness became Patron of the UK charity SafeLives in February 2021, launching the photography exhibition ‘I Am: Portraits of Survivors of Domestic Abuse’ in Manchester, showcasing survivors of domestic violence.

If you are touched by this story, you can call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline free and securely 24 hours a day: 0808 2000 247.