Monday, 22 September 2014

Billy Connolly: 'I think Robin Williams tried to say goodbye to me'

Billy Connolly has said that he believes Robin Williams may have "tried to say goodbye" during a phone conversation before his death.

The comedian told The Daily Telegraph that the recently-deceased actor called him to tell him that he loved him.



Robin Williams & Billy Connolly

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Robin Williams & Billy Connolly






"[Robin] was my pal," he said. "He was not always depressed. He was a complicated man, but a beautiful person. He was a joy."

He added that the pair used to discuss Parkinson's disease, which they both suffered from.


"We used to talk about Parkinson's a lot," Connolly added. "He would call me and we would compare notes.


"His was early on-set, the same as mine. Everybody worries about it. It's like a mugger following you around."



Robin Williams

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Connolly said that Williams had phoned him to tell him how much he loved him shortly before he died.

"We told each other we loved each other," Connelly said. "I told him and he told me many times. I never stopped it and he never stopped telling me.


"As a matter of fact, I thought afterwards he tried to say goodbye to me, because he got very luvvie towards the end. It's fanciful but that's what I told myself.


"On the last phone call he said, 'I love you like a brother' and I said, 'I know you do' and he said, 'Are you sure you know?' and I said, 'Yes'. Robin worried about everything."



Billy Connolly photographed in April 2013

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Connolly appears in the upcoming comedy What We Did On Our Holiday, as a grandfather who rebels by refusing to take medication for his heart problems.


What We Did On Our Holiday is released in the UK on September 26.








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