Many were saddened by the death of former Price is Right show host Bob Barker on August 26, 2023, though perhaps none were as sad as his longtime companion, Nancy Burnet.
Nancy is now opening up about what the pair's relationship was like over the years and why she never said yes to his many proposals.
The two first met in 1983 at an animal adoption event. She now tells Today, "My friend and I were there and we’re just kind of standing around and he walked over to me and introduced himself."
The pair began meeting up for meals and worked together from time to time, but Nancy liked to keep things private. She explained, "I kept my relationship with him very low-key because people treat you differently when they know that there’s a celebrity involved. At one time, we were very much a couple and then later [our] relationship evolved into more of a friendship."
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She also says they spoke about marrying, but never did it. She adds, "When we started seeing each other, that was one of the things we talked about at the beginning, about ever remarrying or anything. And he said ‘No, no, he would never remarry.’ And I said, ‘Perfect because I have no intention ever remarrying.’ And then some years passed, and he proposed many times."
There is more in the video below.
