Personal Life
She is close friends with Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher) and Danniella Westbrook (Sam Mitchell). Palmer has been married twice and has four children: Charley (born February 1992) (from Palmer's relationship with boxer Alfie Rothwell), Fenton (born 13 June 2000), Emilia (born 7 July 2001), and Bertie (born 8 December 2010). As of 2008, she lived with her husband and children in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Her brother, Harry Harris, is married to Lindsey Coulson, the actress who plays her on-screen mother Carol Jackson in EastEnders. It was announced on 1 August 2010 that Palmer was pregnant with her fourth child, and on 8 December she gave birth to her third son, Bertie.
Palmer has admitted to having been a drug- and alcohol-addict and revealed that during her 1990s stint on EastEnders she frequently turned up on set either still "high" or "horribly hungover". She has said that she started "experimenting" with alcohol and drugs from the age of ten and her addiction lasted for 24 years. In 2010, she stated that she had been clean of drugs and alcohol since September 2004 and that "We don't have drink in our house".
Palmer suffered from bullying during her school years. Because of this she has lent her support to the Department for Education's anti-bullying campaign in 2000. She is an active patron of Children's Cancer Charity CLIC Sargent.
Patsy is also a regular caravan (mobile home) user. She has a caravan in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
Palmer is also an Arsenal football supporter and even though her husband Richard supports Tottenham, Palmer stated "there isn't a rivalry at home".
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