Star Who Tragically Lost A Spouse
There are few affair in living more awful than losing a partner to death . Such was the case for the following celebrities , whose tragic losses devote fresh meaning to the term “ gone also soon . ” Read on to learn their story .
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson ‘s longtime wife , Tony-winning actress Natasha Richardson , died tragically from head injury related to a skiing accident in March 2009 . In a 2014 interview with CBS ‘60 Minutes, Neeson—who married Richardson in 1994—admitted he is still grieving the loss of his wife . “ [ Her end ] equal never real , ” he state . “ It still form of exist n’t . There ‘s periods now in our New York residence when I hear the doorway opening , particularly the first couple of years … anytime I see that doorway opening , I still think I ‘m going to pick up her . ”
Katie Couric
News anchor Katie Couric lost her husband of virtually 10 year , Jay Monahan , to a long and tragic conflict with colon cancer in 1998 . Her husband ‘s end inspired Couric to assist lift awareness about colon cancer and early sensing . Among her most famous feat : a alive colonoscopy that aired on theTODAYshow in 2000 . In 2012 , Couric began dating financier John Molner . They married in 2014 .
Stanley Tucci
Oscar-nominated actor Stanley Tucci lost his first wife of 14 years , Kate , to breast cancer in 2009 . Two year after Kate ‘s death , Tucci began dating and finally married his current wife , Felicity Blunt , the sister of hisDevil Wears Prada( 2006 ) co-star Emily Blunt . Although they remain happily married , Tucci admitted to theSentencein 2015 that he still feels guilty about dating thus soon after Kate ‘s end . “ It cost real hard to get on vacations at first , in truth hard to die with Felicity someplace … I felt guilty . It ‘s frightful . You ever feel guilty . ”
Joan River
Joan Rivers ‘ husband , Edgar Rosenberg , tragically committed suicide in August 1987 , during arguably the lowest point of her career . Her late-night lecture display own been cancel in May of that year , cease a season of bad reviews , nasty gossip and low evaluation . Decades later , Rivers—who died in 2014 comply complication from surgery—admitted that Rosenberg ‘s suicide get left her hence heartbroken that she , too , contemplated bring her own life with a gun .
Martin Short
Funnyman Martin Short lost his wife of 30 years , actress Nancy Dolma , to ovarian cancer in 2010 . Despite the heartbreaking loss , Short admitted in his 2014 memoir ,I Must Say : My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend, that he still regularly communicates with his late wife . “ In our thirty-six yr together we get thus intimately familiar with the workings of each early ‘s minds that I can convincingly play out the conversation we would be having today , ” he compose .
Pierce Brosnan
Actor Pierce Brosnan ‘s first wife , Cassandra , died from a long and painful battle with ovarian cancer in 1991 . Brosnan address openly about the pain of miss his wife during theStand Up To Cancertelethon in 2014 . “ To watch someone you enjoy have his or her living eaten away second by minute by this insidious disease , that form of regret becomes an indelible part of your psyche , ” Brosnan admitted before million of viewers . “ I keep the generous , strong , beautiful hand of my first wife Cassie as ovarian cancer took her living a lot too shortly . ” Ten years after Cassandra ‘s end , Brosnan married American journalist Keely Shaye Smith . They have two boy together—Dylan and Paris .
Betty White
Betty White ‘s virtually 20-year marriage to the love of her life , game show host Allen Ludden , cease tragically in 1981 when Ludden lost his battle to stand cancer . In a signal of their enduring love , White admitted during a 2015 interview with Oprah Winfrey that her large regret in living cost that she act n’t wed Ludden sooner . “ I pass a whole yr , wasted a whole year that Allen and I could have had together , suppose , ‘No , I would n’t wed him . No , I wo n’t . No , I wo n’t leave California . No , I wo n’t move to New York … I knock off a whole yr we could get had together . But we made it . We finally do . ”
