‘I screamed at my father to stop hitting my mother’: Sir Patrick Stewart opens up about domestic abuse

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Patrick Stewart has opened up about the “horrifying” abuse his father subjected his mother to in previously unreleased footage from the Queen’s domestic abuse documentary. Sir Patrick has advocated for victims of domestic abuse for over a decade and has recently backed The Independent’s Brick by Brick appeal upon its launch in September. Be a brick, buy a brick and donate here or text BRICK to 70560 to donate £15 open image in gallery The veteran actor spoke about the “shame” and “humiliation” that came with witnessing the violence as a child Queen Camilla also backed the campaign ahead of the release of her 90-minute film following her work spreading awareness for the cause. open image in gallery Stewart recently backed The Independent’s Brick by Brick appeal upon its launch in September “My brother and I, we became experts at understanding where the shouting was going, what it was going to lead to, and we always knew the moment that the violence was going to begin.