United Kingdom, April 21 -- Kate Beckinsale has shared an emotional tribute to her step-dad Roy Battersby a year after his death.

The Hollywood actress - who lost her biological father Richard Beckinsale when she was five years old - was left devastated when her TV director stepfather passed away in January 2024 at the age of 87 and she shared her pain over the Easter weekend as she would have celebrated Roy's birthday on Sunday (20.04.25).

In a post on Instagram, she wrote: "Happy birthday Roy. Given I've been waiting all day can you rise again - ideally tomorrow . that would be great.

"You being dead is really f****** wearing now. I love you so very much and I wish you had been here to have your birthday and Easter on the same day bu...