Breaking: Inside Engelbert Humperdinck’s Decades-Long Marriage With His Late Wife Patricia Healey

Patricia Was a U.K. Native

Like her hubby, Patricia was raised in the U.K. The actress was born on February 5, 1936.

She Was an Actress

Although Patricia never dedicated her life to acting in Hollywood, she appeared in tons of films throughout her career. According to IMDb, the brunette beauty had credits in 1964’s R3, 1967’s The White Bus, 1978’s Wuthering Heights and more.

Patricia Was a Great Mom

Because Engelbert was extremely busy paving a career in showbiz, Patricia took on a lot of the responsibility when it came to parenting their four kids.

“I was doing around 300 shows a year and my traveling schedule was outrageous. One time I did 80 concerts in a row!” he explained to Closer. “It was hard. My four children were tiny. I never got to see them very much growing up, and my wife did a great job of raising them. She would always put a little threat on: ‘If you keep this up, I’ll tell your father when he comes home!’ But I wasn’t that strict.”

She Had Eight Grandchildren

Thanks to the pair’s four children, Patricia was the proud grandma of eight grandchildren. While chatting with Closer, Engelbert revealed his one granddaughter Olivia is already following in his footsteps.

“My granddaughter [Olivia] did a [2017] duet with me, ‘I’m Glad I Danced With You,’ and she was only 9 years old at the time!” he marveled. “And today, I would say she’s in the category of a Whitney Houston. I’m not prejudiced, I’m just telling you the truth. She’s got those kinds of pipes.”

Patricia Had Alzheimer’s Disease

Leading up to her death, Engelbert’s spouse battled Alzheimer’s disease. In order to make Patricia feel comfortable, he treated her with “holistic medicine and acupuncture.”

“It’s taking a lot of time,” he told Closer. “She doesn’t talk much, but [recently] I said, ‘I’m going to pull some weeds.’ We live on top of a steep mountain and she said, ‘No.’ So I let the gardener do it! I’m waiting for a cure for her.”

Just days before Patricia died, Engelbert revealed she tested positive for COVID-19. While the “How I Love You” crooner, who also tested positive, said he was holding up, he revealed Patricia was “in need of all the love she ever gave out to come back to her a million-fold.”

Between her Alzheimer’s and the “blow” from the coronavirus, Engelbert stressed the severity of Patricia’s condition. “I know in my heart I will be fine, but our hearts are breaking and we are needing a miracle for my darling wife,” he said on Facebook on February 3.

Two days later, the Golden Globe winner revealed he was by Patricia’s side as she died, as well as their children who said goodbye to their mother “on FaceTime.”

“We prayed as a family, blessed her with the water from Lourdes and off she went, ushered into the arms of Jesus with help from the generous heart filled prayers from all around the world,” Englebert penned in his tribute on February 5.