Patricia Jude Kensit is an English actress, model and lead singer of the band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s.
Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She then went on to appear in the films The Great Gatsby (1974), Gold (1974), Alfie Darling (1975), The Blue Bird (1976) and Hanover Street (1979).
Balancing a dual career as both an actress and a singer, in 1983, Kensit formed and became the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder. The group produced several successful singles including “I’m Not Scared” and “Cross My Heart” before their split in 1989.
In April 1997, she married Liam Gallagher from the band Oasis at Marylebone Town Hall. Kensit and Gallagher had a son, Lennon, born on 13 September 1999, who was named after John Lennon.
Lennon’s godmother is actress Elizabeth Hurley, Kensit’s co-star in the film Kill Cruise. Kensit and Gallagher divorced in 2000. She later became involved with the DJ Jeremy Healy and announced that she was marrying for a fourth time on 29 November 2007.
On 31 March 2008, it was reported that the pair had split by mutual consent and had called off their wedding. They reconciled, and married on 18 April 2009, in an event covered by a magazine, but it was reported in February 2010 that the couple had separated. Healy was not mentioned in her 2013 autobiography.
Kensit is a Roman Catholic, although she identifies as an à la carte member of the faith. Kensit had her children baptised and confirmed in the Catholic tradition. She began attending church after her mother’s death.