When Kathie Lee Gifford saw her friend and ex Living with regis and kathie lee Co-host Regis Philbin earlier this year, he recalled Monday, he had a feeling something was wrong.
“I felt much more fragility than I had seen in him since the last time in January, in Los Angeles,” he said. TodayHoda Kotb. After Philbin and his wife, Joy, left, Gifford recalled, “I thought to myself, ‘Sir, is this the last time I go to see my friend?’ Because he was failing, I realized.
Philbin died Friday of natural causes. He was 88 years old.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, Gifford reflected on his career years of “joking, arguing, and giggling” with Philbin, adding that “he just adored him and every day with him was a gift.”
On the NBC morning show on Monday, she continued to recall her long working relationship with Philbin and her even longer friendship, which she says grew stronger after leaving the talk show in 2000.
“I was very curious, as always, I was listening,” he said. “We always respect the opinions of others so highly. You know, in all the years we were together, we never had a word crossed. “
Click on the videos above to hear Gifford’s fond memories of her friend and coworker, then click on the comments with her favorite memories of Philbin.
