This Morning presenter Cat Deeley shared the messages she received from Diane Keaton on Instagram four years before the Oscar-winning star’s tragic death aged 79
Cat Deeley shared a screenshot of the sweet messages she received from Diane Keaton as she paid tribute to the Oscar-winning star. The star, best known for roles in Annie Hall, The Godfather and Something’s Gotta Give, died at the age of 79 this weekend, with her loved ones asking for privacy.
Huge A-listers, including Michael Douglas, Bette Midler and Reese Witherspoon, paid tribute to the icon. On Sunday, This Morning presenter Cat joined in on the tributes with a screenshot of a few messages she exchanged with Diane in 2021. Diane had responded to an Instagram Story, writing: “Haha! I love it!” with Cat responding: “Omg!!! I just saw you replied to my message before! Sending love. You rock,” along with a few heart emojis.
Diane tagged Cat in a story and wrote: “You’re adorable!!!” Writing in the caption, Cat said: “It’s the little things. There is and will only ever be one Diane Keaton!”
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Bette Midler, who starred alongside Keaton in the 1996 comedy-drama The First Wives Club, previously paid tribute to her late friend.
Captioning a collection of snaps of herself and Keaton, Midler told her Instagram followers: “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died.
“I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was…oh, la, lala!”
Jane Fonda said: “It’s hard to believe…or accept…that Diane has passed. She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly creative…in her acting, her wardrobe, her books, her friends, her homes, her library, her world view. Unique is what she was. And, though she didn’t know it or wouldn’t admit it, man she was a fine actress!”
Michael, who shared a picture of the two laughing together, said: “RIP to my friend Diane Keaton. A heartbreaking loss of one of the greatest icons in our industry. I have so many fond memories of working with Diane on our film And So It Goes nearly twelve years ago. Sending my deepest condolences to the Keaton family during this difficult time.”
It was recently reported that the star’s health declined at a rapid rate in the last few months before she died. More details about Diane’s death have since emerged, with a friend reportedly saying that her death was “unexpected”.
A friend of Diane’s told PEOPLE Magazine: “She declined very suddenly, which was heartbreaking for everyone who loved her. It was so unexpected, especially for someone with such strength and spirit.”
The source added: “In her final months, she was surrounded only by her closest family, who chose to keep things very private. Even longtime friends weren’t fully aware of what was happening.”
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