Patti Newton has revealed the heartwarming memento she always takes on stage to remember her late husband, Bert following his death in 2021 at age 83.
The veteran thespian, 78, made a phenomenal return to theatre last year when she took on a role in Cameron Mackintosh’s musical Mary Poppins to cope with her grief.
As she dives head first into her next project, Grease The Musical, Patti told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday she always wears a diamond-encrusted necklace in honour of her beloved husband.
‘It’s a bit of a secret, but [it says] Bert, and he travels everywhere with me,’ said Patti as she flashed the statement piece tucked into the collar of her dress.
‘I love it. I feel as though he’s with me,’ she continued.
Patti Newton has revealed the heartwarming memento she always takes on stage to remember her late husband, Bert following his death in 2021 at age 83. Both pictured
‘I have quite a few things that I have on me that belonged to Bert,’ she went on.
‘He’ll always be part of me,’ said Patti.
It’s a fitting tribute to her husband, as Patti revealed he’s the reason she decided to go back into theatre following his passing just days before their 47th anniversary.
As she dives head first into her next project, Grease The Musical, Patti told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday she always wears a diamond-encrusted necklace in honour of her beloved husband
She said: ‘When Bert passed I wasn’t too sure how I was coping. When I was asked to do Mary Poppins, that helped me a lot.
‘The family all said, “Do it. It will be good for you.” I didn’t want to be one of those people who lay in bed with a doona over my head and not get out and not do things.
‘Just before [Mary Poppins] finished, [Grease] came into view… I thought these messages are coming loud and clear to me. I’m sure they’re coming from heaven.’
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‘It’s a bit of a secret, but [it says] Bert, and he travels everywhere with me,’ said Patti as she flashed the statement piece tucked into the collar of her dress
Patti told the Herald Sun last year that getting back into theatre was one of the ‘best things’ she could do for herself, because it helped her heal.
She added: ‘And I knew Bert would want me to do it, it was a good thing for me.’
Patti went on to say her late husband Bert will always be her one true love and she is still haunted by his death in 2021.
‘Bert will always be the love of my life. I’ll never stop thinking about him,’ the performer said.
