Patti Newton's first televised interview since losing Bert
In her first televised interview since her late husband died, Patti Newton as revealed the sad question Bert asked her before he passed away.
Appearing on The Morning Show, Patti recalled Bert's remarkable outlook on life, and shared a sweet conversation the couple had while he was in hospital.
“I went in one day and he was very upset sitting in the wheelchair and I said, ‘What’s the matter? Has something happened?’ And he said, ‘No, I just want to know whether I have been a good person and whether you think I have done an OK job through all of this,’” Patti recalled.
“And I had to say to him that out of everyone I know, all the people in his position and in his line of work, I do not know anybody else that would have handled having a leg amputated and being so, you know – not being able to move or go anywhere – so well.”
She continued on, saying “I was so proud of him because, to be honest, it was a joy. I would go in every morning and I would ask how he was and he would say, ‘Oh, I had the most beautiful shower’.
“I think that anybody who can be happy and feel so good about having a lovely shower, you know, you have got to admire that I think. It is finding the best out of nothing really.”
Patti has previously shed light on how life has been since her husband died in October 2021, saying she feels his presence everywhere.
“He is very much present in the house and everywhere we go … I think he is sort of here with me and he always will be.
“It is not easy but it never is,” she added.
Patti also went on to reveal how her beloved grandchildren have been coping with the loss of their grandfather.
“Little Monte will come and say, ‘Nan, Nan, quick come look outside because Poppy is there.’ And I see the moon is up there with the face and he will say, ‘See, he is looking down on you Nan.’”
Bert, affectionately known as “Moonface” in the entertainment industry, died in palliative care at a private clinic in Melbourne at the age of 83 after having his leg amputated due to a life threatening infection.
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