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Kate Beckinsale is mourning the loss of her stepfather.
On Monday, the Underworld actress painfully confirmed to her Instagram followers that her stepfather Roy Battersby, who’s best known for directing British TV shows like Between the Lines, Cracker, and Inspector Morse, has sadly passed away at the age of 87.
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In his obituary, which Kate shared on her Story, it was revealed that his death was the result of a “brief period of illness” — though said illness was not specifically detailed. Read (below):
So sad!
The 50-year-old also shared a video of her late father figure, who was married to her mother Judy Loe, speaking about growing up during World War II. She wrote in the caption:
Just last week, Kate shared a carousel of photos from her time at the 2024 Golden Globes, which ended with her in a hospital room still done up in her awards dress. She wrote:
See (below):
The following Thursday, January 11, Kate posted a black square to her IG, with no caption — something followers took as a sign Roy had passed. Sadly it seems that was exactly correct as he’d passed the previous day.
Our hearts are with Kate and all of Roy’s loved ones during this difficult time. Rest in peace.
[Images via Kate Beckinsale/Instagram & Vanity Fair/YouTube]
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BAFTA after being told that they “could not guarantee” that her late stepfather would be included in their ‘In Memoriam’ segment this year.Beckinsale’s stepfather Roy Battersby was a prolific television director who worked on shows including Cracker, A Touch of Frost and Inspector Morse. He married Beckinsale’s mother Judy Loe, and passed away on January 10 at the age of 87.On the day that this year’s BAFTA Film Award nominations were announced, Beckinsale took to Instagram to reveal that she had been informed by the organisation that they could not assure her that he would be honoured in the montage of those that have died in the past year.“So a man dead less than a week somehow has to audition in front of a committee after a decades long career (in which he has been awarded from said organisation the highest accolade they have) to decide IF his death is worth mentioning,” she wrote.A post shared by Kate Beckinsale (@katebeckinsale) “If his work, his life, his craft, his mentoring, his heart and soul are worthy of a mention that he is gone.
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BAFTA after being told that they “could not guarantee” that her late stepfather would be included in their ‘In Memoriam’ segment this year.Beckinsale’s stepfather Roy Battersby was a prolific television director who worked on shows including Cracker, A Touch of Frost and Inspector Morse. He married Beckinsale’s mother Judy Loe, and passed away on January 10 at the age of 87.On the day that this year’s BAFTA Film Award nominations were announced, Beckinsale took to Instagram to reveal that she had been informed by the organisation that they could not assure her that he would be honoured in the montage of those that have died in the past year.A post shared by Kate Beckinsale (@katebeckinsale)“So a man dead less than a week somehow has to audition in front of a committee after a decades long career (in which he has been awarded from said organisation the highest accolade they have) to decide IF his death is worth mentioning,” she wrote.“If his work, his life, his craft, his mentoring, his heart and soul are worthy of a mention that he is gone.
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Instagram account on Jan. 10, mere days after she rushed to the hospital following the 2024 Golden Globes.According to Deadline, the actress went to the hospital after the star-studded affair, where her stepfather, TV director Roy Battersby, is recovering from a stroke.The “Pearl Harbor” star didn’t change out of her sparkly silver Atelier Zuhra gown as she joined her family at the facility.
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