Fresh heartache for Patsy Kensit, 56, after ‘tumultuous’ split from fiance Patric Cassidy following string of bust-ups
EASTENDERS actress Patsy Kensit has finally pulled the plug on her fiery relationship with her fiancé.
She ended things with property tycoon Patric Cassidy after a string of angry bust-ups.
And, determined to move on, self-confesed romantic Patsy has already joined celebrity dating app Raya looking for new love.
A source said: “It’s been a tumultuous relationship between Patsy and Patric.
“While there was a lot of passion in their whirlwind romance, and they had a lot in common, ultimately it became too much hard work.
“They enjoyed extravagant dinners and holidays, but Patsy also likes to chill out, stay at home and get her beauty sleep.
“Patsy has decided to cut ties completely and move on with her life.
“She is putting her best foot forward and concentrating on work and her family.”
Patsy’s active profile on Raya includes pics of her at a fashion show and with the late pop star David Bowie on the set of the 1986 film Absolute Beginners.
We told last June how Patsy, 56, first broke off her engagement to millionaire Patric, 57, after he snatched a ring from her in a row.
A fellow guest at a Solihull hotel charity event told The Sun on Sunday: “He snatched her engagement ring from her finger, as well as her watch and handbag.
“Patric threw her handbag back at her chest. He then stormed off. She looked visibly upset and distressed. Patsy didn’t seem to know what she had done wrong.”
The pair rekindled their romance in November.
Patric proposed to Patsy in September 2022 at Scott’s fish restaurant in London’s Mayfair and bought fellow diners champagne to celebrate when she accepted.
In February last year she put photos on Instagram of Patric on one knee at a beach — making the engagement “official”.
Last year he was branded a “love rat” by an ex-partner who claims Patric was seeing her right up until his proposal to Patsy.
He was also filmed waving a steering wheel lock at a plain-clothed engineer sent to test the burglar alarm at his mansion block in Mayfair, West London.
Mother-of-two Patsy, a former model and singer with Eighth Wonder, has been wed to Big Audio Dynamite musician Dan Donovan, Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr, ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and DJ Jeremy Healy.
This would have been her fifth marriage.
Last month — while still wearing her engagement ring — she told the Sunday Times: “Relationships now are very different for me.
“I like my space and I’m very set in my ways. I’ve also been on my own for a very long time, by choice, and got used to it. We’ll see.”
Patsy played Sadie King in Emmerdale from 2004-06.
Last year she appeared as the mum of tragic brain tumour sufferer Lola Pearce in EastEnders and was also in the Death in Paradise Christmas special.
Patric and his brother set up their own development firm called Cassidy Group, building luxury ski chalets in the French Alps and student accommodation.