22 Facts About Patsy Stone

Patsy Stone is one of the three main characters from the British television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Patsy Stone's mother gave birth "like a sprinkler, scattering bastard babies all over Europe".

Patsy Stone mentioned that her mother would have had an abortion, but she mistook her pregnancy with Patsy Stone for the onset of menopause.

The first few years of Patsy Stone's life were spent locked in a room.

Flashbacks to the 1960s reveal Patsy Stone wreaking havoc on the respective sets of Zandra Rhodes' and Annagret Tree's photo shoots.

On various occasions throughout the series, it is alluded to that Patsy Stone was a trans woman, having undergone gender-affirming surgery in Morocco in the 1960s.

Edina states that Patsy Stone only had male genitalia for a few months "before it fell off".

Patsy Stone is more parasitic in her dependence than Edina is.

Patsy Stone spends most of her spare time at Edina's house, drinks Edina's booze, and uses her chauffeur-driven car.

Patsy Stone is quite critical of Edina, often making passive jabs at her weight and poor fashion choices.

Unlike Edina, whose dress sense is dictated by fashion rather than what suits her, Patsy Stone is usually seen sporting a more 'classic' style, generally consisting of a designer power suit and her trademark blonde beehive with a fringe.

Patsy Stone has a particular fondness for couture Chanel jackets, which she wears to editorial meetings to intimidate her colleagues.

The first series, set in 1992, establishes her as a school classmate of Edina's, who turns 40 in that series, suggesting Patsy Stone is, at most, 41.

However, subsequent episodes indicate that Patsy Stone's mother kept her out of school for extended periods, meaning she could have been Edina's classmate despite being older.

Patsy Stone is so obsessed with projecting youth that she uses a false passport with a doctored picture from her modelling days.

In "Menopause", Patsy Stone has to visit the hospital after fracturing her bones doing simple tasks, like snapping her fingers.

Patsy Stone usually seems quite cold and unemotive, especially in her behaviour toward her chief rival Saffron, but she sometimes reveals a more vulnerable side and even occasionally asks Saffron for advice.

Patsy Stone is an alcoholic, a chain smoker, and a frequent recreational drug user.

Patsy Stone carries drugs with her at all times, storing joints in her trademark beehive.

Patsy Stone has nearly overdosed on several occasions, and on one occasion in the series has to have her stomach pumped after a rave-style drug binge in Edina's sitting room.

Patsy Stone secured the job by sleeping with the publisher.

Patsy Stone won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment in 1993, and a British Comedy Award the same year for best actress.