Drew Carey cries as he announces he’s taking a few weeks off work to grieve after ex-fiancee Amie Harwick is ‘murdered’
DREW Carey has given an emotional on-air tribute to his ex-fiancee who was allegedly murdered by an ex-boyfriend
Carey, the host of Sirius XM’s Drew Carey’s Friday Night Freak-Out, began to cry as he spoke of his relationship with Amie Harwick, who was found mortally wounded at her Hollywood Hills home on February 15.
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Drew Carey, who was engaged to Amie Harwick between 2017 and early 2018, gave an emotional tribute to his ex on his radio showCredit: Getty Images
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Amie Harwick was allegedly murdered by an ex-loverCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Hollywood sex therapist Harwick is believed to have been thrown over a balcony by an ex-boyfriend, Gareth Pursehouse, 41, who was charged with murder and residential burglary last Wednesday.
Speaking of his relationship with Harwick, Carey, 61, said on Friday’s show: “Back in September 2018, I was in a beautiful, great, best relationship of my life with a woman named Amie Harwick.
“She was a sex therapist and mental health advocate. She had a PhD and a master’s degree, and she was beautiful and fun, and cared deeply about people and improving their lives and was just a joy to be around.
“I was so in love with her.”
Carey and Harwick, 38, ended their engagement in 2018, but even after they broke up, Carey said, the pair still “loved each other very much.”
During the segment Carey explained how he would send Harwick the set lists for his show, and one week he even made a set that was especially for her.
EMOTIONAL SET LIST
Carey, who is also the host of The Price Is Right, said: “This one week, I said, ‘Hey I made a set for you.’ And she said, ‘Oh really?’ And I said, ‘Yeah.’
“I played it for her and she teared up.
“We would sing the words in each other’s ears.
“We would hold each other and dance in the kitchen to it and slow dance in the bathroom to it, and the office, living room or where we were.
“I would hold her and we would hold hands in the car and listen to it.
“We would sing to each other.
“All these songs were so important to us and I want to play them for you, so you can hear how much we loved each other through these songs.”
Carey opted to play a sentimental set during Friday’s show, saying that he could “never hear these songs again without thinking of her.”
The host went on to add that he would be taking a couple of weeks off work because he feels in “no position to work or entertain anybody right now.”
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Carey said he would be taking a break from this weekly radio show following his ex-fiancee’s deathCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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Murder suspect Gareth Pursehouse joked about someone being thrown out of a window during an Instagram video last May
Since Harwick’s death, friends have expressed their previous fears over the sex therapist’s ex-boyfriend.
Police confirmed that Hawick, a specialist in family and sex counseling, had filed a restraining order against Pursehouse, but the restraining order had expired.
LAPD also confirmed Harwick had seen the man two weeks before her death.
According to reports, autopsy results showed the primary cause of Harwick’s death was blunt force injuries to the head and torso from a fall after an altercation.
There was also evidence of manual strangulation, the report said.
Harwick was found unresponsive beneath a third-story balcony at her home, Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement, adding her injuries were consistent with a fall.
She was taken to hospital, where she then died.
Pursehouse’s arraignment has been scheduled for March 4.
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Carey is also the host of The Price Is RightCredit: CBS – Getty
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The grief-stricken host also gave a tribute to his ex-fiancee’s on TwitterCredit: Twitter/@Drew FromTV
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Cops say Harwick had been scared of Pursehouse, who she had previously obtained a restraining order againstCredit: IDS
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Amie Harwick was found ‘on the ground below a balcony’ say policeCredit: Twitter/dramieharwick
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Friends of the famous sex therapist said she feared for her life and told the cops about her safety concernsCredit: Grant Hodgson
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Cops say there were signs of a struggle and forced entry when they found Amie unconscious at her LA homeCredit: Grant Hodgson / Backgrid