During an appearance on the Dec. 2 episode of Jack Osbourne<\/a>\u2019s Trying Not to Die<\/a> podcast, Rizzo, 46, recalled her initial reaction to The Full House star when he \u201cslid into my DMs\u201d nearly a decade ago after coming across her profile on the dating app Raya.<\/p>\n \u201cTechnically, I have Raya to thank for Bob,” she explained. “He saw me on Raya, but I didn’t see him. So then he went to my Instagram and then asked a mutual friend in Chicago, this radio host in Chicago \u2014 he just figured, well, Kelly’s in media in Chicago, and this guy is, maybe they know each other. So he reached out to this guy, Ro, his name is Rohan [Guntillake], and he said, \u2018Hey, do you know this Kelly Rizzo girl?\u2019 And he’s like, \u2018Yeah, I do actually.\u2019 And Bob goes, \u2018Is she a bitch?\u2019 And Ro\u2019s like, \u2018No.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Mike Coppola\/Getty<\/p>\n Bob Saget and Kelly Rizzo<\/p>\n \u201cI think he was a little burned by L.A. girls,\u201d she continued. \u201cHe was like, \u2018I need a nice Midwestern girl.\u2019 And so he Ro\u2019s like, \u2018No, I heard she’s really nice, actually.\u2019 He goes, \u2018I’m going to send her a DM. Can you tell her that I’m messaging her?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n When Guntillake told her to look out for a message from Saget, however, Rizzo confessed that her reaction was far from enthusiastic.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Ew, why?\u2019 \u201d she admitted. \u201cI was not interested at first because it was so out of my realm of feasibility. He was a lot older. It wasn’t really my type. And it was just like, \u2018Wait, the guy that I used to watch on Sundays at my grandma’s house when he was doing America’s Funniest Home Videos in a suit and he was a man, and I was like 12?\u2019 Like that’s weird, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n Rizzo then revealed that she still remembers what the actor wrote in his DM: “Hey, Kelly, Bob Saget here. I see you’re a foodie. Would love to take you out for a bunch of burgers and lobsters and invite you to a show one day.”<\/p>\n While she thought he seemed \u201cnice,\u201d Rizzo said she immediately shut down a romantic relationship with Saget in her response.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Well, maybe we can be friends,’ \u201d she shared, although she later changed her mind. \u201cI kind of friend-zoned him because I thought it just wasn’t on my radar. Then we started chatting a bit and I was like, \u2018Oh, he’s quirky. He’s funny. He’s interesting.\u2019 And then I kind of started to get roped in a little. And then I came out to L.A., we hung out a bunch, and then I was like, \u2018Damn it, I can’t have a crush on Bob Saget. This is weird.\u2019 And then I was like, \u2018Oh, he’s pretty wonderful. Damn it.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Bob D’Amico \/American Broadcasting Companies via Getty; Paul Archuleta\/Getty<\/p>\n Bob Saget; Kelly Rizzo<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Eventually, Rizzo remembered telling herself to \u201cjust stop fighting it\u201d and said she and Saget quickly expressed their feelings for one another. She also explained that because of their age gap \u2014 he was 59 and she was 37 \u2014 they both took the relationship seriously.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018I appreciate that this is a man. He’s not full of s—,\u2019 \u201d she said. \u201cAnd from that moment on, it was like, \u2018All right, let’s do this.\u2019 I moved in 10 months later, and then we got engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair ultimately tied the knot in October 2018. Just a few months after their third wedding anniversary, on Jan. 9, 2022, Saget died<\/a> from head trauma<\/a> at age 65.<\/p>\n![\"Mike](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1d643996aab1c7ff9de448d18fa7a8bd.jpeg\"\/)
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