Jennifer Love Hewitt is reflecting on a difficult grieving process.
Twelve years after her mother Patricia Mae Hewitt, died in June 2012 from cancer, the actress shared that she first heard the news when it had been circulated in the media.
“That day, the press actually knew that my mom had passed before I did,” Hewitt, whose new book Inheriting Magic details her grieving process, told People in an article published Dec. 10, “which was such a crazy feeling.”
Hewitt shared that she had just arrived in Monaco when she received a text from her mother’s friend that said, ‘She had a rough night and got very sick—she’s in the hospital.’
The 45-year-old was unable to get a flight back to Los Angeles before the next morning, and she knew as soon as she landed in California that her mother had passed, as her mom’s caregiver was there to greet her upon arrival.
“When I landed, I heard his voice at the airport,” she recalled. “I knew in that moment that he would not have left her side if she was still with us.”
