Kate Beckinsale Says Seeing Her Stepfather Die Will ‘Torture’ Her ‘Forever’
Kate Beckinsale.
(Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)Kate Beckinsale marked the one-year anniversary of his stepfather’s death by writing a candid and moving poem, detailing what it was like to see him and his father die.
The actor shared a picture of his late stepfather, Roy Battersyvia his Instagram account on Friday, January 10. In the photo, Roy is seen wearing a new shirt that reads, “World’s best farter. I mean dad” and smiling holding a bouquet of flowers.
“Finding my father’s body alone in the middle of the night at the age of five changed my whole life. “Seeing my beloved stepfather die a year ago today will haunt me forever,” Beckinsale, 51, wrote in the lengthy service. “It seems very reckless that I was able to be present at both deaths and not be able to stop it, the second time I tried with everything I had. It wasn’t enough.”
I Canary Black the actor expressed his grief and sense of loss over the death of Battersy, who died in Los Angeles in January 2024 following a “short illness.”
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images by Max Mara Kate Beckinsale mourns the death of her stepfather, British director Roy Battersby. “I still have no words. Thank you @katebeckinsale_slovakia2 for doing this great thing,” Beckinsale, 50, captioned an Instagram video of Battersby made by a fan account on Monday, January 15. “I fought for you all […]
“When I lost my dear Roy I lost family, friendships, sometimes my life, and all the money I had because of how horrible the American health care system is for the uninsured. I would do it again. No question. I feel like I failed miserably,” she wrote.
Beckinsale went on to explain that she was relying on what she could do to “comfort herself”, saying that Battersy had prepared for the end of her life and was “at peace with it.”
“It feels like a lie I tell myself to try and feel better, though. “Maybe unfortunately I’m not enlightened enough to sell myself that because of my loss, guilt and failure,” he admitted.
The one-year anniversary of Battersy’s death was a difficult pill to swallow, according to Beckinsale.
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images UPDATE: 1/19/24 at 12:45 pm ET One day after Beckinsale shared her frustration with the BAFTAs honoring her late stepfather, the awards show decided to honor him at a later event. “We are saddened to hear of the passing of Roy Battersby — he was a great man […]
“It’s a difficult day to talk about our impending and precious tragedy, but since I can’t save him, I’ll be damned if I don’t show him some respect,” he continued. “He taught me to be brave. He taught me that it doesn’t matter if people don’t like you as long as you do the right thing, he lost everything fighting for justice in trade unions, the Palestinians in the 70s, living with them in refugee camps in Lebanon for several years making his 1977 documentary “The Palestinian”, fighting for the miners and losing it all in strikes.
He concluded by saying, “I am lucky that I was raised by someone who knew what was right and lived by it. And he loved me. Thank you for being my father. I miss you so much.”
