In a recent interview with the Yorkshire Evening Post, Patrick Stewart revealed a deep feeling of homesickness even at the heights of international success.

"My marriage was unravelling," he said. "I had been filled for several years with a homesickness that kept me awake at night."

"FOR a long time my way of getting to sleep was to have a virtual walk through my virtual home in England."

Our lovable Captain went on to explain the turning point at which he returned to his roots in Yorkshire, England.

He was visited in London by John Tarrant, then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield. The university wanted Patrick Stewart to be its Chancellor, the highest honour a university can offer.

Patrick Stewart was a local lad. He was born in Mirfield. His mother had been a textile weaver. His working class roots in West Yorkshire were deep. He longed to come home.

"John did not know it but he was providing me with the tipping point to leave my life in California, and come home," he said. "The role at the university was absolutely central to that. So when I was asked to take on this role I knew instantly what I would do."

Patrick Stewart was telling his story to a group of academics and business people at the university this month, at a dinner staged during graduation week. He had spent many hours attending events, but displayed an undepleted enthusiasm for his role. (source Yorkshire Evening Post via TrekWeb)

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