World News – UK – The family life of EastEnders star Patsy Palmer

Patsy Palmer got a change of scenery after moving to the United States after her on-off role on EastEnders

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Patsy Palmer first rose to fame in 1993 when she was cast as Bianca Jackson on the BBC’s EastEnders

Her onscreen marriage to Ricky Butcher, played by Sid Owen, made her famous and she quickly became a household name as one of the soap opera’s most iconic characters

After leaving the series in 2014, she returned to the role in 2019, before returning It was then announced in February 2020 that she would reprise the role of Bianca again

Patsy, 47, left the UK and moved to a much sunnier California climate and settled in Malibu with her children and often shares insight into her life on social media

In April 2014, the actress revealed that she and most of her family had moved to Malibu, California

She has since befriended Hollywood stars Camille Grammer and Cindy Crawford

Speaking about her new life in the US, Patsy said: « We just wanted to try something new, we have a pretty normal life in an amazing place »

Charley was born in 1992 and is now an actor, having played in Our Girl, Dunkirk and Darkest Hour

Fenton and Emilia are equally talented, too, with Patsy’s daughter becoming a signed model in Storm LA and her son also modeling in Los Angeles and the UK

Fenton is rumored to have dated supermodel Kaia Gerber, daughter of Cindy Crawford, with Patsy previously sharing a photo of herself and Cindy on social media

Patsy has been married twice; once to director Nick Love and again to Richard Merkell, who she’s been with for 19 years

Patsy and Richard renewed their vows in the Caribbean 12 years after first tying the knot at the Chelsea Register Office as they registered Fenton’s birth

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