“The gratitude grows every single day”: Bob Saget’s Widow Kelly Rizzo Gets Emotional on Late Husband’s 67th Birthday After Comedian’s Tragic Demise
Bob Saget was a monumental figure in the comedy space in America. He passed away last year but left behind a legacy of truly exceptional work. Saget’s contribution to comedy is extraordinary. He was on several sitcoms, and his stand-up performances were legendary. His second wife, Kelly Rizzo, recently paid tribute to the late actor on his 67th birthday. Saget’s widow was super distraught and emotional as she grieved about the untimely passing of her late husband.
Kelly Rizzo Remembers Her Late Husband on His 67th Birthday
Kelly Rizzo is an American actress, television host, and electrifying food, travel & lifestyle expert. She is best known for her exceptional hosting skills in 2014’s American entertainment series Eat, Travel, Rock. As per her website, it’s the “award-winning on-demand entertainment series where she goes behind the scenes and off the cuff with master chefs, rockstars, and other creative industry heavyweights, while traveling the world.” In 2017, the series helped her earn the honor of Modern Luxury’s Michigan Avenue magazine title, “Travel Queen.”
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The re-owned television personality Kelly Rizzo was married to comedian Bob Saget, who passed away due to blunt head trauma in 2022. In a TikTok video, Rizzo revealed how she met Saget. The actress claimed she met him in 2015 after her husband slid into her DMs on social media. Rizzo said,
“He saw my Instagram, and he’s like, ‘Oh, it’s not all selfies and bikinis. Like, she actually does stuff. She has this food show and travel show. She seems interesting. So he did some due diligence. He called a friend of his who’s also in media in Chicago, a radio host, and was like, ‘Hey, do you know this Kelly Rizzo girl? Is she a b**ch?’ And he’s like, no, she’s really nice. Yeah, I know her.”
Kelly Rizzo recently took to Instagram and penned an emotional tribute for her late husband, Bob Saget, on what would have been his 67th birthday. She shared a series of photos featuring herself and Saget. Alongside the pictures, the actress wrote a lengthy caption, remembering her husband. She wrote,
“Happy birthday, this truly never gets less weird or surreal. But the gratitude grows every single day. I’ll never stop feeling like the luckiest person on Earth to have had the privilege of spending six years with this amazing man.”
Rizzo continued,
“I still take comfort in the fact that Bob used every minute on this planet to enjoy life to the fullest and make the world a better place. To celebrate Bob on his birthday, do as he would do…tell all the people you love that you love them, preferably in a very long & verbose voice text dictated by Siri.”
She added that one of Bob Saget’s favorite things was cigars,
“And I hope he’s celebrating up there with a massive cigar (his favorite thing), a martini, and a few dozen oysters while sitting on a beach. He would love that. Thank you all for still loving Bob so much.”
After dating for two years, Kelly Rizzo and Bob Saget got engaged in 2017 and shared the news via their Instagram post.
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A Brief Note on Kelly Rizzo and Bob Saget’s Relationship
In a brutally honest interview, the late comedian Bob Saget revealed that he thought he would never be married after he divorced his first former wife, Sherri Kramer, in 1997. The American stand-up comedian has three daughters: Aubrey, Lara, and Jennifer, with his former wife, Kramer.
He met his second wife, Rizzo, in 2015 and fell in love with her despite declaring he would never marry again. The couple tied the knot in 2018 at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California.
A comic genius, Bob Saget was a part of many influential projects, where he teamed up with other big stars to produce phenomenal content for audiences. His life and legacy continue to inspire many young creative talents that are finding their way in the unforgiving industry.
Source: People magazine
