"Why would you want second best?" Patti Newton's heart-wrenching confession
Patti Newton has made a heart-wrenching confession about the future of her love life, as she continues to grieve the loss of her husband.
Speaking on 2DAY FM’s Hughesy, Ed & Erin breakfast show on Wednesday morning, Patti opened up about life after losing her beloved husband Bert in October 2021, saying she is not open to the possibility of finding love again.
“Never. When you have the best, why would you want second best?” Patti, 78, said.
“He was it for me. I fell in love at a very young age and I’ve never looked at anyone else. I’ve never even kissed anyone else.”
When asked by Hughesy what Bert would think if she dated again, Patti said he would not be very happy.
“I reckon there would be a huge clap of thunder and probably a strike of lightning. If he could hit me, it would hit,” she joked.
“He used to say to me, ‘You think you’d ever marry again? Yeah, you would, wouldn’t you?’ And I would say, ‘No, I wouldn’t.’ And he said, ‘I’ll keep my eye on you.’”
Patti went on to say her life without Bert is "very difficult", admitting that her grief has "gotten worse" over time.
“Look, it’s very difficult,” Patti said. “People say time will heal. Well, I think it’s getting worse rather than better.”
“I do think because I’m so loved by my family and because I have grandchildren around me all the time – we only live around the corner – I see them a lot. They’re beautiful kids. I supposed that’s taken a bit of the sadness away.”
This year would've marked the couple's 49th wedding anniversary, as Patti said they had a great relationship, despite going through ups and downs like any other couple.
“We laughed a lot and talked a lot. We were very different people, but I think sometimes that works – it’s good if you’re different,” she said on air. “We were extremely happy. I hate people who say, ‘We never had a cross word’. We had many cross words. In fact, we had world wars, but we always got over them.”
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