‘Was it even relevant to the interview?’ Good Morning Britain is slammed for drawing attention to Patsy Kensit’s ‘£1m’ engagement ring as viewers claim it puts her ‘at risk’
Good Morning Britain has been slammed for ‘inappropriately’ drawing attention to Patsy Kensit’s engagement ring while interviewing the actress on Friday.
Mother-of-two Kensit, 55, announced her engagement to millionaire property tycoon Patric Cassidy after his romantic proposal on an idyllic overseas beach in February.
The ring, believed to be an oval shaped 12-carat diamond worth in excess of £1million, was evident as the actress, who has been married four times, discussed her new role on BBC soap EastEnders with Kate Garraway.
Drawing her interview to a close, the presenter couldn’t resist referencing the exquisite piece of jewelry, telling Kensit: ‘I am so distracted by that huge diamond ring! I am blinded by it!’
But the quip fared badly with viewers of the ITV breakfast show, and a faction immediately aired their grievances on Twitter.
Unnecessary: Good Morning Britain has been slammed for ‘inappropriately’ drawing attention to Patsy Kensit’s engagement ring while interviewing the actress on Friday
There it is: The ring, believed to be an oval shaped 12-carat diamond worth in excess of £1million, was evident as the actress discussed her new role on BBC soap EastEnders
Congratulations! Kensit revealed that she had said ‘yes’ to her millionaire property tycoon lover, Patric Cassidy, after he got down on one knee on the beach in February
‘Is it really wise for @gmb to go flashing @patsy_kensit ’s engagement ring on national TV?!?!’ Read one exasperated tweet.
‘Was it even relevant to the interview?? There are a LOT of horrible ppl out there who wouldn’t think twice about targeting someone who has a lot of money hanging off their finger.’
In response, a second added: ‘I presume she wears it most of the time but I take your point that Kate didn’t need to bring it up & it seemed irrelevant to the conversation. You can offer congratulations without saying you’re blinded by the ring.’
‘Patsy herself posted it on her Instagram page a few weeks ago & it got picked up by the papers & celebrity magazines,’ a third pointed out.
Clarifying her initial point, one tweeter added: ‘Ok. My tweet was based more on the fact that people out there know that she is wearing it right now and they also know her location. GMB is live.’
Let’s talk: The actress was interviewed by Kate Garraway during the live show on Friday
Dazzling: Drawing her interview to a close, the presenter couldn’t resist referencing the exquisite piece of jewelry
Not happy: But her quip fared badly with viewers of the ITV breakfast show, and a faction immediately aired their grievances on Twitter
The many loves of Patsy Kensit
1. Dan Donovan (1988-1991)
The actress first got married in 1988 when she was 22, to Dan Donovan, from 1980s pop group Big Audio Dynamite, but they split in 1991.
2. Jim Kerr (1992-1995)
A year later, she married Simple Minds front man Jim Kerr but they divorced three years later.
During this marriage, she gave birth to her first son James in 1993.
3. Liam Gallagher (1997-2000)
Patsy and Liam married in Marylebone Town Hall and welcomed their son Lennon two years later before divorcing in 2000.
4. Jeremy Healy (2009-2010)
It took nine years before she walked down the aisle again, this time marrying Nineties DJ Jeremy Healy. They split just a year later
5. Patric Cassidy (2022)
The actress is said to have accepted a proposal from her property tycoon lover, Patric Cassidy, after he got down on one knee during a fish supper on Tuesday night.
Sparkling: Kensit has been open about revealing the ring and previously showed it off in an Instagram video following Cassidy’s proposal
Back in September, rumours began circulating that the actress and Patric were already engaged.
She was said to have accepted a proposal from her lover after he got down on one knee during a fish supper. MailOnline contacted Kensit for comment at the time.
Kensit first got married in 1988 when she was 22, to Dan Donovan, from 1980s pop group Big Audio Dynamite, but they split in 1991.
A year later, she married Simple Minds front man Jim Kerr but they divorced in 1995.
By 1997, Patsy was married to Oasis singer Liam Gallagher. They split in 2000 and it took nine years before she walked down the aisle again, this time marrying Nineties DJ Jeremy Healy. They split just a year later.
In August 2010, the actress, who is mother to sons James, 27, and Lennon, 21, with her ex-partners Jim and Liam, vowed never to marry again after splitting from her fourth husband.
She said the break-up with DJ Healy left her feeling ‘foolish and ashamed’ as well as plunging her into depression.
Patsy also described the separation in April after a year of marriage as ’embarrassing and humiliating’.
She said at the time: ‘This year has been truly, truly awful. I lost my confidence and ballooned from eight stone to 11. I’m looking forward now, with one million per cent conviction, that I definitely won’t be getting married again.’
Hard to miss: The item was evident was Patsy discussed her career after signing up for a new role on EastEnders
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