Meat Loaf's Wife Deborah Talks 'Gut-Wrenching' Loss of Her 'Best Friend'

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Meat Loaf's wife, Deborah, is reflecting on their life together. The «I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That),» singer, whose real name was Michael Lee Aday, died at the age of 74 last week, leaving behind Deborah and daughters Pearl, 46, and Amanda, 41, from a previous relationship. “The grief I feel over the loss of my husband is gut-wrenching.

I was lying close to Michael when he took his last breath and my sadness is beyond words," Deborah tells ET of the loss in a statement. «I’ve always called him by his given name because I didn’t see him as 'Meat.'» Thanking fans for their support, Deborah, who had been married to Meat Loaf since 2007, then goes on to describe their life together. «For me it was always about him.

From the day we met, he was my world and I loved him,» she shares. «There wasn’t a day that went by that we didn’t tell the other how much we loved them.

Not a day that we didn’t hug each other. Some of my fondest memories will always be about how we so often laughed, and how we brought out the silliness and playfulness in each other.