Back in the day, Sadie Frost was a key figure in the famed Primrose Hill party scene, rubbing shoulders with nineties A-listers like Kate Moss, Meg Mathews, and Davinia Taylor. Now, 30 years on, she’s taken on a new avatar as a yoga teaching film director and is basking in the glow of becoming a grandmother for the first time. Speaking exclusively to OK!, the Londoner and mother of four – previously married to Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp and silver screen star Jude Law – reveals that she’s living her best life, with the shadow of anxiety and asthma attacks firmly behind her. Reflecting on how her social circle has evolved, Sadie shared: “Before, I would operate in a group, a clan, a crew. I still have some very healthy friendships, but I actually enjoy my own time, too. I love going for walks on my own, going for lunch, the cinema.”
Sadie and Jude share three children together
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She continued, “I think we change our friends in different parts of our life, because maybe we change what we want to be doing in life, but I’ve still got a close network of girlfriends. I’ve got lots of new yogi friends, and then my best friends like Zoe Grace, Frances Ruffelle and Rosemary Ferguson, they’re all people that I admire.”, reports the Mirror. Sadie first graced the big screen in Empire State back in 1987, but it was her portrayal of Lucy Westenra in Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula four years later that made her a household name. She also featured in several music videos in the nineties, including Pulp’s video for Common People. Residing in north London at the time, Sadie was depicted as a key member of the party-loving Primrose Hill set – rubbing shoulders with pals like Donna Air, the Gallagher Brothers, Jude Law, Patsy Kensit and Jonny Lee Miller.
Sadie has spent the last 30 years being a very busy mum
Alongside the significant changes in her social circle, Sadie’s other major life shift has been her discovery and complete dedication to yoga practice, regularly travelling to India to delve deeper into the Jivamukti method. “I’ve always struggled with certain breathing situations because I had asthma and that caused anxiety. So for me, yoga, meditation, diet and breathing have always been really important because if I’m out of balance or out of sync, not connected to myself and to my breath, I’m going to be a very unbalanced, unhappy person.” Sadie, who celebrates her 60th birthday in June, is currently basking in the success of her role as director of the critically-acclaimed documentary film, Twiggy, which explores the life and times of another British female icon, Dame Twiggy Lawson. It’s a triumph she’s worked tirelessly for, but she admits she wouldn’t be able to savour this success without her commitment to health and wellness.
Sadie has a lot to celebrate after becoming a grandmother and the huge success of her films
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“So I’m not having asthma attacks or panic attacks, I’m not unhappy, I’m not suffering depression, because I’ve learned how I can have a relationship that is steady and joyful with whatever I’m doing,” she shared. Apart from her blossoming career, Sadie is loving life as a grandma to her first grandbaby, Daya Wildrose Mallory Kemp, born to her eldest son Finlay and his wife Charlotte Mallory. She’s picked the adorable nickname ‘Mimi’ for herself but admits it sometimes slips when she’s with her granddaughter, saying: “A lot of people don’t call themselves granny or nanny, they have a pet name, and I chose Mimi. “But weirdly, when I’m around my granddaughter, I say, ‘Oh, Granny’s here!’ so that goes out the window. Maybe when she’s older and we’re in the park, it’ll be nice if she calls me ‘Mimi Sadie’. I think it’s something that maybe feels weird at first but you’re just so happy to be looking at this beautiful angel, you could be called anything.” Yoga instructor Sadie and Jivamukti yoga master Emma Henry will host The Art of Yoga and Mindfulness event at 7pm on Thursday 27 March, at Moco Museum London. Tickets at mocomuseum.com/locations/london
