Inside Patrick Stewart's age gap marriage to wife by his side when he died
When Star Trek legend Patrick Stewart's death at the age of 86 was announced by his long time spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak she revealed he died in the care of his loving wife, Sunny. The couple's relationship had raised some eyebrows thanks to a nearly four decade age gap. They were wed on September 7, 2013, with his longtime collaborator and friend Sir Ian McKellan officiating. The Lord of the Rings star had earlier revealed that he would be marrying them, when he appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show and told the host: "I am going to marry Patrick," before clarifying what he meant.
TL;DR
- Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell married on September 7, 2013, with a nearly four-decade age gap.
- Sir Ian McKellan officiated the wedding, which required two ceremonies due to legal issues.
- Stewart and Ozell met in 2008 at a restaurant in Brooklyn.
- Their relationship began when Stewart offered Ozell a ticket to see Macbeth.
- They became viral sensations in 2017 for fostering a pit bull and advocated for animal rescue.
- Stewart joked about the age gap with his father-in-law, who is younger than him.