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TIL Patsy Kensit, well-known singer and actress of the 80s, started her career as a child actor and was married four times that each did not last longer than four years. She was married to other musicians of which are famous vocalists Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) and Liam Gallagher (Oasis).

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