{"id":820934,"date":"2026-07-24T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820934\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:39:21","slug":"patti-newton-shares-heartbreaking-post-to-mark-bert-newton-milestone-almost-five-years-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820934\/","title":{"rendered":"Patti Newton shares heartbreaking post to mark Bert Newton milestone almost five years after his death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patti Newton<\/a> has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband Bert Newton to mark what would have been his 88th birthday. <\/p>\n

Despite losing him almost five years ago, Patti revealed she is still struggling with the enormous loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy Heavenly Birthday my darling Alb,\u201d Patti shared, alongside pictures of Bert with his loved ones. <\/p>\n

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\u201cTime doesn\u2019t make it easier. You are always with us. <\/p>\n

\u201cLove you.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"PattiPatti Newton shared an emotional post to mark her late husband\u2019s birthday. Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n

In May, Patti revealed the final promise she made to her late husband before his death, saying it gave her the strength to keep moving forward after losing the love of her life.<\/p>\n

Appearing on The Morning Show<\/a> ahead of Mother\u2019s Day alongside daughter Lauren, Patti emotionally recalled the night Bert died and the vow she made to him afterwards.<\/p>\n

Patti said she had spent the day by Bert\u2019s side before leaving hospital just after 7pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI drove home and, at twenty past seven, I got a call to say he\u2019s taken his last breath, you\u2019ll have to come back. So, I did, but I don\u2019t think he wanted me there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The 81-year-old said she then made a promise to continue living life for her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made him a promise that I would continue to live on, and with this beautiful daughter of mine and all the grandchildren I had lovely reasons to do that, and that\u2019s what I did,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A legend of Australian film, television and stage<\/a>, Bert died on October 30, 2021, aged 83, after suffering serious medical issues following a leg amputation.<\/p>\n

Over his 70-year career, Bert won four Gold Logies and was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Throughout his stellar entertainment career, wife Patti was by his side.<\/p>\n

The couple tied the knot in 1974 after meeting through work and had two children, Matthew and Lauren.<\/p>\n

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