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Tom Bergeronis still in “disbelief” over the sudden death ofBob Saget.
Saget wasfound deadin his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, following a performance outside of Jacksonville the night prior, the Orange County Sheriff’s Officeconfirmed on Twitter. He was 65.
“I think she said something like, ‘Just heard about Bob, I am so sorry,'” Bergeron recalled toET. “It reminded me of years ago when I got the newsJohn Ritterhad died,” he said.
“And just that feeling of every nerve ending suddenly coming alive and then it was just a matter of trying to find out more information and responding as best I could to friends texting to see if it was true… The morning after, I am still in disbelief.”
Bergeron and Saget had a years-long bond due to their hosting gigs onAmerica’s Funniest Home Videos. TheFull Housealum hostedAFVfor eight seasons from 1990-97 on ABC, while Bergeron presented for 11 seasons from 2001-15. Saget’s successors also include John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes andAlfonso Ribeiro, who currently hosts the show.
Bob Saget and Tom Bergeron.
Bergeron also spoke out about Saget’s death with atribute poston Instagram.
“For my final @afvofficial, I asked my friend for a special favor. Without hesitation he said yes (linkto video in bio),” he wrote. “I’ll always be grateful for that. And for our friendship. #RIP.”
Remembering Saget with love in conversation withPEOPLE, Bergeron also said the star “was a performer certainly, but he was a human being first and foremost, and was remarkably well-grounded.”
Bergeron adds, “He loved performing. He loved making people laugh. I mean, you can see that in thelast tweet that he put out after his show, the night before he died in Florida. He loved being back on stage. He loved being out, meeting people and knowing that there was still an audience for him that he could still make people laugh.”
The officialAFVaccount posted a photo of Saget on Instagram,captioningit, “A comedy legend. A kind soul. Our dear friend. We will miss you. ❤️.”
source: people.com
