'My sadness is beyond words': Meat Loaf's ̤˴¿Í says she is experiencing 'gut-wrenching' grief ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ his death at 74 after COVID-19 struggle

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Meat Loaf's ̤˴¿Í Deborah has thanked fans for their °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ wishes as she ¼ýÍƤ¹¤ë¡¿Ç§¤á¤ës she is experiencing 'gut-wrenching' grief ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ his death last week.

The Bat Out Of Hell rocker - whose real »Ø̾¤¹¤ë was Michael Aday - died on January 20 Ϸǯ¤Î 74, after À臘¡¿À襤ing COVID-19 ¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬s.?

Deborah told People magazine: 'The grief I feel over the loss of my husband is gut-wrenching.'?

ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë loss: Meat Loaf's ̤˴¿Í Deborah has thanked fans for their °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ wishes as she ¼ýÍƤ¹¤ë¡¿Ç§¤á¤ës she is experiencing 'gut-wrenching' grief ¤Ë°ú¤­Â³¤¤¤Æ his death last week (pictured in February 2008)

ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹ing how she was by her husband's Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë when he died, she continued: 'I was lying ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to Michael when he took his last breath and my sadness is beyond words.'

'I've always called him by his given »Ø̾¤¹¤ë because I didn't see him as 'Meat.' I feel much ´¶¼Õ for the outpouring of love I have received from around the world.'

'He meant so much to so many people, and it gave me joy to be able to ³ô him with the world. As his wife, I also want everyone to know how much he meant to me as a husband.'

Deborah ¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëd the Wayne's World actor as her 'world' and she's ´¶¼Õ¤¹¤ë they were always open with their feelings for one another.

Together:?ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹ing how she was by her husband's Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë when he died, she continued: 'I was lying ¤Î¶á¤¯¤Ë to Michael when he took his last breath (pictured in 2003)?

She Äɲ乤ëd: 'For me, it was always about him. From the day we met, he was my world and I loved him. 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 ÊúÍʤ¹¤ë 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. Michael was a hugger?such a ÆùÂÎŪ¤Ë affectionate and Æù¿Æ¡¤¿ÆÎàd man, and I'm ´¶¼Õ¤¹¤ë that he brought out those traits in me.'

The couple married in 2007 and Deborah feels thankful she waited until later in her life to settle É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë because she ÀßΩ¤¹¤ë such an 'incredible' husband.

Last ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª:?Meat Loaf told a fan three weeks ago that he'd recently had an endoscopy and complained about lockdowns , telling the fan in a Cameo ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª: 'COVID's a drag

She said: 'I waited until later in life to get married because I was waiting for the ¸¢Íø man. And oh boy, was he ever the ¸¢Íø man for me! I realise how blessed I am to have ³ôd my life with such an incredible person. He didn't hesitate to let me know how much I was ¹â¤¯É¾²Á¤¹¤ë¡¿¡ÊÁê¾ì¤Ê¤É¤¬¡Ë¾å¤¬¤ëd, and often sweetly told me, 'You're a good wife.' I will ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë ¿³Íý¡¤¸øÄ°²ñ that.

'Our life together was an adventure. He was my best friend, my confidant, my lover and I ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë him terribly already. As much as my heart is in ¶ìÄË ¸¢Íø now, my heart is also so ½½Ê¬¤Ê of the love and glory we ³ôd together. I will love you forever, Michael.'

Meat Loaf's?heartbroken daughters Pearl and Amanda Aday paid º·É¤Î°õ to him on Instagram after his death Thursday Ϸǯ¤Î 74.

Pearl, 47, ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd a picture of herself hugging him onstage, Îá¾õing: 'I love you always, no »öÊÁ what. I love you with my whole heart. We got you. Forever.'

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö Amanda, 41, uploaded an album of pictures of the two of them through the years and wrote: 'I love you daddy always and forever.'

With both his girls:?Meat Loaf's heartbroken daughters Pearl and Amanda Aday paid º·É¤Î°õ to him on Instagram after his death Thursday Ϸǯ¤Î 74

Meat Loaf, whose real »Ø̾¤¹¤ë was Michael Aday, ³ôd his children with his first wife Leslie whom he was married to for about two £±£°Ç¯´Ös until 2001.

Leslie had Pearl from a previous marriage but Meat Loaf ²Ä·è¤¹¤ë¡¦ºÎÂò¤¹¤ëd her. A few years later, he and Leslie conceived Amanda.

Pearl grew to become a singer herself and also married Scott Ian, who ȯ¼Í to fame as the rhythm guitarist for Anthrax.

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö Amanda became an actress, appearing on such programs as Carnivale, My »Ø̾¤¹¤ë Is Earl and Rizzoli & ¾®Åçs.?

'I love you with my whole heart':?Pearl, 47, ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëd a picture of herself hugging him onstage, Îá¾õing: 'I love you always, no »öÊÁ what'

¡Ê»à¤¬¡ËÃ¥¤¤µî¤ëd:?Amanda, 41, uploaded an album of pictures of the two of them through the years and wrote: 'I love you daddy always and forever'

The singer died after a struggle with COVID-19, with?TMZ?sources Àâ his ¾ò·ï ®¤¯ °­²½¤¹¤ëd to ÈãȽŪ¤Ê after he became sick with the ¥¦¥¤¥ë¥¹.

Meat Loaf railed against endless coronavirus À©¸Âs and against ¥ï¥¯¥Á¥ó °ÑǤÅý¼£¡ÊÎΡËs but it is ÉÔÌÀÎÆ¤Ê whether he himself was vaccinated.

Two weeks before his death Pearl wrote on Instagram that some of her 'friends and family' had ·ÀÌód COVID-19.

After his death: Amanda wrote on Facebook that 'Pearl and I along with his closest friends were able to be with him »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ëing his ¼êÅϤ¹s and ¤Ë¤ï¤«±«ing him with love in his final hours'

She Äɲ乤ëd:?'Thank their º·É¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¦ÅÀ for science that they¡Çre all vaxxed, ¤µ¤â¤Ê¤±¤ì¤Ð they¡ Çd be way worse,' without ¤Ë¤Ä¤¤¤Æ¸ÀµÚ¤¹¤ëing her father ÆäË.

After his death Amanda wrote on Facebook: 'Although his passing was very sudden, my sister Pearl and I along with his closest friends were able to be with him »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ëing his ¼êÅϤ¹s and ¤Ë¤ï¤«±«ing him with love in his final hours.'

She continued: 'I will have much more to say in the the coming days as I ²áÄø through my grief. For now I will just say that he was ´Êñ¤Ë larger than life and I will ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë him every day for the »Ä¤ê¡¿µÙ·Æ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë of ÃÏÍë.'?

º·É¤Î°õs Ãí¤°d in from friends and Ʊνs for the late musician, who once called himself a 'fat motherf***er' while discussing his Éé¤ï¤»¤ë loss to MailOnline.

One of the in memoriam messages ¡Êµ¡¤Î¡Ë¥«¥à from Susan Sarandon, who starred with him in The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975.

'Big man, big ȯ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿É½ÌÀ¤¹¤ë, big heart. In my experience, always a gentleman,' she said in a À¼ÌÀ to People?magazine. 'Ĥ°Ös to his family.'?

Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë by Ì£Êý¤¹¤ë: Amanda memorialized her father: 'For now I will just say that he was ´Êñ¤Ë larger than life and I will ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Ë¤Ê¤ë him every day for the »Ä¤ê¡¿µÙ·Æ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë of ÃÏÍë'