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Bob Barker‘s longtime spouse Nancy Burnet has spoken retired aft the decease of the game amusement host astatine the property of 99. “I americium truthful arrogant of the trailblazing enactment Barker and I did unneurotic to exposure the cruelty to animals successful the amusement manufacture and including moving to amended the plight of abused and exploited animals successful the United States and internationally,” Nancy said to The Today Show. “We were large friends implicit these 40 years. He volition beryllium missed,” she added.
Nancy and Bob person been unneurotic since gathering successful 1983 astatine an carnal structure — pursuing the death of his wife — rapidly forming a enslaved implicit their shared passionateness for carnal advocacy. The Price Is Right host wrote that helium thought Nancy was “one great-looking lady” successful his 2009 memoir. “The time was drafting to a close, truthful I didn’t person clip to waste,” helium penned. “I went implicit to her, introduced myself, and explained that I was trying to find a bully location for the canine I had connected the leash. Then I asked her if she was joined oregon single,” helium added. The 2 joined forces for the adjacent respective decades arsenic they protested for carnal rights, including usage of furs.
Bob Barker and Nancy Burnet person been unneurotic since 1983. (Shutterstock)
Bob’s death was sadly confirmed via his rep to Page Six on Saturday, August 26. “It is with profound sadness that we denote that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has near us,” they said successful the statement. The TV fable hosted The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007, erstwhile helium retired.
He was succeeded by comedian Drew Carey, who also paid tribute to Bob with his ain statement. “Very bittersweet time for the Price Is Right family, and carnal lovers each implicit the world,” Drew posted to X (formerly Twitter) connected August 26. “There hasn’t been a time connected acceptable that I didn’t deliberation of Bob Barker and convey him. I volition transportation his representation successful my bosom forever. #RIPBobBarker We emotion you,” the 65-year-old comedian added with a reddish heart.
