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“It Still Hurts”: Engelbert Humperdinck Breaks Down Over Wife’s Passing — “I Just Wanted to Make Her Smile Again”
At 88, Engelbert Humperdinck is no stranger to the spotlight. For decades, he’s enchanted audiences with his velvet voice and timeless ballads. But behind the curtain, a quiet sorrow has followed him — the heartbreaking loss of his beloved wife, Patricia, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and COVID-19.
In a rare, emotionally raw interview, Humperdinck recently opened up about how her passing changed him forever. “It affected me pretty bad,” he admitted, his voice shaking. “We were together for over 50 years. I wasn’t just her husband — I was her caretaker, her biggest fan. And in those final years, I just wanted to make her happy, even if she couldn’t always recognize me.”
The legendary crooner described the pain of watching the woman he loved slowly slip away. “You never really prepare for it,” he said. “There were days she didn’t speak. Days she stared right through me. But even then, I’d sing to her. I believed music could still reach her somewhere deep inside.”
After her passing, Engelbert faced an emptiness no stage could fill. Yet he continues to perform, not for fame, but as a tribute. “She loved my music. I feel like she’s still with me when I sing her favorite songs,” he shared. “This grief — it never leaves you. But I turn it into something beautiful on stage. That’s what she would’ve wanted.”
Humperdinck also revealed that he still talks to her every morning. “Her photo’s by the bed. I say, ‘Good morning, darling,’ and tell her what’s on my mind. That’s how I start each day.”
Though time has passed, his devotion remains unshaken. “Losing her didn’t break me. It just reminded me of how deeply I was loved — and how deeply I still love.”
In honoring Patricia through music and memory, Engelbert Humperdinck isn’t just mourning. He’s celebrating a love that even death couldn’t silence.