![]() As Swayze’s brother Don recalls in the documentary, Patrick finally got fed up with being teased. But the man who would go on to become People’s Sexiest Man Alive (in 1991, when they called him “Hollywood's hunk with a heart”) was equipped to defend himself against his peers. When Swayze was young, he became an easy target for bullies, because he was the boy in ballet tights. "Patsy was an example of what happens in families in a cycle of abuse," says Niemi. At one point, Swayze's dad, Jesse, had to stop Patsy from "laying into him" and threatened to divorce her if she continued to harm their son. ![]() Swayze's widow, Lisa Niemi, opens up in "I Am Patrick Swayze" about the abuse that her late husband dealt with at the hands of his strict mother, Patsy Swayze, who was also his dance teacher. The future 'Sexiest Man Alive' overcame bullying and abuse ![]()
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