Patti Newton has revealed the final promise she made to her late husband Bert Newton before his death, saying it gave her the strength to keep moving forward after losing the love of her life.

Appearing on The Morning Show ahead of Mother’s Day alongside daughter Lauren, Patti emotionally recalled the night Bert died in 2021 and the vow she made to him afterwards.

Patti said she had spent the day by Bert’s side before leaving hospital just after 7pm.

“I drove home, and at twenty past seven, I got a call to say he’s taken his last breath, you’ll have to come back. So I did, but I don’t think he wanted me there,” she said.

The 81-year-old said she then made a promise to continue living life for her family.

“I made him a promise that I would continue to live on, and with this beautiful daughter of mine and all the grandchildren I had lovely reasons to do that, and that’s what I did,” she said.

Patti said her children and grandchildren gave her purpose after losing the man she had spent almost five decades with.

The beloved entertainer said she still feels Bert guiding her through life, believing her post-loss stage roles in Grease and Mary Poppins were somehow sent by him.

Despite recently undergoing a hip replacement, Patti joked she is more than ready to return to the stage.

“I’ve had the hip replacement, I’m ready to go,” she said.

She reflected warmly on the friendships she formed during Grease in 2024, including with Marcia Hines and Jay Laga’aia.

“When you’re 81, you don’t need to have any more friends, but Marcia Hines was in Grease, and she and I have become such wonderful friends, and she protects me all the time, and checks on me and makes sure I’m OK,” Patti said.

“We were like the three musketeers.”

Patti said she had had a “wonderful life” before ending the emotional interview with a touch of humour, jokingly inviting host Larry Emdur to attend and sing at her funeral when the time eventually comes.