It's been more than two years since her beloved husband of 52 years, Helmut Huber, died, and Susan Lucci “can't imagine” dating again.
In a new interview, the 77-year-old “All My Children” alum opened up about the idea of finding love again and explained why she doesn't see herself dating anyone anytime soon.
“I know every person is different, I can't imagine it, you know?” Lucci told “Entertainment Tonight.” “Never say never, but I can't imagine it.”
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Susan Lucci “can't imagine” dating anyone in the near future. (Fake Images)
“It's different for everyone and, you know, part of it is a choice to get up off the ground and put one foot in front of the other. I mean, it's better to move on with your life,” she added. “The other thing is that I know that this life is a gift, it's meant to be a gift from God, and I'm never going to make fun of that. I'm grateful. And I'm so grateful to have love and to have someone to help me.” [had] Helmut in my life.”
Huber died on March 28, 2022, in Long Island, New York, at the age of 84. The Austrian-born television producer and Lucci share two adult children: daughter Liza and son Andreas.
“He always made me laugh and was always there to help me. He was a rock and a very confident person,” Lucci said.[He was] “Very funny, very self-confident in a good way and very responsible, which is what you wanted him to be.”
Lucci and her late husband were married for 52 years. (Fake Images)
“He was one of those people that you wanted to be in charge because he knew what to do and he knew how to make things happen. And at the same time, [he was] “coming from such a good place.”
The pair They met in 1969 when they were both working at the Garden City Hotel on Long Island, where he was the executive chef and Lucci was an employee on summer break from college. The two married after three weeks of dating in September of that year.
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In 2020, Lucci told Fox News Digital that Huber never abandoned her.
“I was very lucky because I married a smart, handsome man, who has a lot of self-confidence and a great sense of humor,” she said at the time. “And fortunately, he's not only been supportive, which is a beautiful word, but he's been there for me, he's really been there for me, he's been supportive and he's been right there. He's really been a pillar, and I was lucky because how was I supposed to know all that before I got married? I was 22.”
The couple met in 1969. (David Livingston/Getty Images)
Lucci recently revealed that he turned down an offer to host “Golden Bachelorette” despite the franchise being his “guilty pleasure.”
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“I think they got in touch with my publicist and it wasn't for me,” Lucci told People magazine in May. “I watched 'The Golden Bachelor.' I really enjoyed watching it. It's a new addiction for me.”
Lucci explained that her mother, Jeanette Lucci, loved the show but wasn't interested in the franchise until “a couple seasons ago.” Susan's assistant told her to give “The Bachelor” a chance.
“My assistant told me that he was going home to watch 'The Bachelor' with his daughters,” Lucci told the outlet. “He said, 'Well, it's really good.' I watched it. The first time I watched it was that night a couple seasons ago. I was immediately captivated by it. I cared. I wanted to know more about these people.”
Susan Lucci revealed that she was offered the role of “The Golden Bachelorette.” (Fake Images)
Even though the reality TV franchise is her “new guilty pleasure,” Susan said, “I didn't follow… [it] When they called my publicist to see if I would be interested.
“It wasn't for me, but I love watching it. I'm a fan. I love watching it.”
In addition to his personal life, Lucci shared a health update approximately six years after first experiencing cardiac trauma in 2018.
“I'm in really good shape and I feel really good,” Lucci, a longtime American Heart Association ambassador, told ET. “I had a blockage, a 90% blockage in my main artery and a 75% blockage in the adjacent artery. And thankfully, I listened to my body and there was someone there.” [her doctor] Who could push me to go to the hospital?
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Lucci first suffered cardiac trauma in 2018. (Fake Images)
Speaking to Fox News Digital earlier this year, Lucci recalled the terrifying moment when he realized something wasn't quite right.
“I remember my husband and I were waiting to be seated at a restaurant in October,” she said. “The waiter was coming to check on us when I felt a slight pressure in my chest, something I'd never felt before. It was very mild, so I thought, 'It must be because the holidays are coming up. How many gifts do I have to buy?' I thought it was holiday stress. So I ignored it, like a lot of us women do. I thought, 'I'll get over it.'”
A couple of weeks later, Lucci said he experienced the same symptoms.
“I felt pressure in my chest, but this time it was radiating from my ribcage to my back,” Lucci added. “I'd never experienced that. I've never had any medical issues. So again, I was like, 'My bra is too tight.' I knew it wasn't. I went home, checked it, and it wasn't that. And the pressure just stopped.”
The actress said she is “in very good shape” despite her ongoing heart problems. (Fake Images)
A CT scan later revealed that Lucci had a 90% blockage in the main artery leading to his heart. According to his medical team, if he had not acted on his symptoms, he would have succumbed to the “black widow,” a fatal heart attack. Lucci could have gone to bed that night and not woken up. Doctors inserted two stents.
Lucci said she will continue to raise awareness about women's heart health in hopes of helping save a life.
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“My message to women is to listen to your body,” she said. “Always put yourself on your to-do list. We don't even put ourselves on the list. I'm lucky to be here to tell my story.”
Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume and Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
