Todd Bridges said that when his mother, actress Betty A. Bridges, was dying this summer, his last words to her were to alert her she could go.
“Before she passed away, she was awake a little bit, and I kissed her on the forehead, and I said, ‘Look, if you want to go see your mom and your majesticmother and your brothers, you can go ahead, Mom. Go,’” the actor, who percreateed Willis Jackson on “Diff’rent Strokes,” discleave outed to People magazine this week. “‘We’re going to be okay,’ and about a couple hours tardyr, she was gone.”
The “Diff’rent Strokes’ alum, 59, was by his mother’s side when she died in tardy August while in hospice nurture at his home in Phoenix. She was 83 years ageder.
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Todd Bridges said that when his mother, actress Betty A. Bridges, was dying this summer, his last words to her were to alert her she could go. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
“She was going thraw too much, and I was greetd that God took her home,” Bridges tageder People. “My mom passing away, to me, I didn’t want her to, but I didn’t want to see her suffer anymore either.”
Betty A. Bridges percreateed a presentant role in Todd’s recovery from insertiction, her rep splitd after her death. “Her hard adore and unwavering aid highweightless the procreate impact of family and friends in overcoming life’s hardest battles,” the rep said.
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Betty A. Bridges and Todd Bridges on “Diff’rent Strokes” together. (Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Todd tageder People, “the reason why I’m sober is becainclude of her,” inserting that she “stood behind” him “no matter what.”
Alengthy with “Good Times,” Betty is best understandn for her roles on “ER” and “2 Broke Girls.” She also made euniteances in “Quincy M. E.,” “Wonder Woman,” “Scrubs,” “NYPD Blue,” “What’s Happening!!” and “Diff’rent Strokes.”
She was also a Hollywood regulater and acting coach, with students enjoy Nia Long and Regina King.
Betty A. Bridges was in hospice nurture at the home of her son Todd when she died in August at 83 years ageder. (Getty Images | East 2 West Collective)
Betty co-createed the Kane Bridge Academy, an acting school. She eventupartner relocated the school to her home in Los Angeles and would give free lessons to the kids in her neighborhood.
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While he was greetd to nurture for her, Todd tageder People it was difficult “watching her deteriorate, understanding she wouldn’t originate it.”
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