The 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards, held on Monday, September 12, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, celebrated their outstanding work in the television industry, including the late Bob Saget.
Fans may remember that the brilliant comedian died in January 2022 after he was found unconscious at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Florida. And since then, he has been respected by many people around the world. He is survived by his beloved family, including his wife, Kelly Rizzo, who recently expressed through her Instagram Story how she felt about her late husband being honored at the 74th Emmy Awards.
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Kelly Rizzo Tears Again After Emmy Award To Bob Saget
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Posting a video of the event, Rizzo showed his many fans how the Emmys honored Saget and added messages throughout the broadcast. The clip gives a glimpse of the late entertainment star on screen with his younger self in the background. His name appears on the monitor, and the word “performer” is inserted below it.
There are also instrumentalists, including several violinists, sitting in front of the screen, perhaps playing a song in honor of the late movie star.
“I’ve been a wreck all day waiting for this,” the grieving widow wrote in the update. “My heart is broken again. But I know he would be proud of this recognition.” In ending the message, she wrote that it was still “so weird and surreal,” but she also seemed to appreciate the loving gesture.
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The Emmys won’t be the first to celebrate Saget’s memory and impact on television, as he was also awarded the Impact Award at the Fourth Annual Critics’ Choice Reality TV Awards in June. Unfortunately, given his death a few months earlier, his wife had to stand in for him, and as The Blast reports, she gave a beautiful heartfelt speech, paying tribute to her lover.
He expressed how honored he and Saget’s “amazing” daughter felt to accept the award on his behalf but also admitted that it was “very bittersweet” because it all felt “so surreal.” The TV host added that while watching and seeing her lover, she believed he was “larger than life” and “so full of life.”
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He further calls her a “force of nature” and admits to never fully accepting her death because she feels it still doesn’t make sense. While it was surreal and bittersweet to collect the honor for Saget, Rizzo was comforted by the fact that everyone still loved and admired him, and he knew how lucky he was to receive the award. In his words:
“I know that Bob would be very honored and very excited and very grateful to receive this award. I mean, he would be blown away. All he wanted to do was make people happy.”
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Shortly after the awards show, the “Miami Model” star spoke to PEOPLE about the honor, noting that her husband must be filled with pride. He also recalled his hit series “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which aired from 1989 to 1997, and called him “one of the pioneers in the world of reality TV.”
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Rizzo felt weird without Saget, considering it was the first red carpet he’d ever done without him. He also often believes he is still around but knows all he can do is celebrate him and his legacy.
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Eat Travel Rock Creator Discusses Grief With Widowed Friend Amanda Kloots
In May, Rizzo and “DWTS” star Amanda Kloots talked about the serious topic of grief, with Kloots sharing how she’s coped since losing her partner, Nick Cordero, to COVID in 2020. The Blast shared that the professional dancer, also a single mother of Elvis, comparing sadness to an onion, famous for making someone cry when peeled.
He feels sadness is endless like an onion, because it always continues because the bereaved goes on with life. And some incidents also added sadness, which admittedly made him cry.
Kloots further shared, “When your people die, a lot of people will say, ‘Don’t worry. In a year, you’ll be better.’ And you, in a way. But I hope someone will say, “Don’t worry. Grief never ends, and that’s okay.” Talking about grief can be a painful experience, but it’s also therapeutic as Rizzo can’t help but share “cathartic” moments on her Instagram Stories.
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