Patsy Kensit was reduced to tears on a new BBC show as she struggled to bond with her co-stars because 'people have hurt her in the past'. 

The star, 58 - who shot to fame as a child actress - is set to star in the upcoming eighth series of Pilgrimage: The Road To Holy Island on BBC Two. 

The show will see seven famous faces, who all have different beliefs, take part in a route across of 390km network of trails of North East England.

They will visit Whitby Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage site of Durham Cathedral and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

Patsy will be joined by Ashley Banjo, 37, Hermione Norris, 59, Tasha Ghouri, 27, Hasan Al-Habib, Jayne Middlemiss, 55, and Ashley Blaker, 47. 

And EastEnders star Patsy, who describes herself as 'I'm an 'à la carte Catholic', felt very moved while taking part. 

Speaking about her stint on the programme, Patsy said: 'Every day I got something good out of it. I cried a lot as well. 

'Yeah, I got emotional a few times.' 

She also opened up about how she loved getting to know his co-stars and let her guard down. 

Patsy added: 'And Banjo said to me that when he first met me, he felt I had a lot of walls up, that there was something there.

'And he said it was really nice to see them come down. And I said, you're absolutely right. 

'I've been hurt by people in the past, and so I might tend to find my way a bit awkwardly into a group activity.

'It was so good for me. I was reborn on the other side of it.'

Talking about how she describes her faith, Patsy said: 'I'm an “à la carte” Catholic. I was born and raised Catholic. 

'I went to a convent and I still go to mass. 

'There are so many things about the religion that I don't agree with, but I love going to mass and the pomp and circumstance of it. 

'I believe in manifestation and positivity. 

'I weave in and out of days of completely nailing it, and then you dip a bit, but I just have this belief in a higher power. 

'God, Krishna, Buddha. I'm very moved by spirituality. But it was the Catholic Church that was helpful for me when my mum died. 

'I say my prayers every night and every morning. 

'I get out of bed every day, I put one foot down and I say thank you, and I put my other foot down and I say thank you, and I've said thank you about 55 times before I get in the shower. Just gratitude.'

And talking about what she learned from the pilgrimage, Patsy admitted: 'I think it's fascinating, people's beliefs. 

'We see sometimes how devoted people are to their beliefs, and suddenly this power would come through. 

'It was just interesting to see people being protective over their beliefs and sharing them so openly and just having a great sense of humour about it. 

'These are troubled times and it's just wonderful.

'My happiest day on the shoot was one day in the middle, where we all stopped for lunch after this mammoth climb. 

'We all sat around just eating sandwiches, and the sun was shining, and we were at the side of this beautiful cliff. 

'It was one of the happiest days of my life. It was so, so great.'

Pilgrimage: The Road To Holy Island starts on Sunday 5 April at 9pm on BBC Two and iPlayer