Diane Keaton’s longtime friend has recalled the last moments she had with the actress, sharing insight on her health prior to her death.
She recalled their final exchange
Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager who is a close friend to Diane Keaton has recounted her final visit with the actress.
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Talking to People, Sager recalled being surprised by Keaton’s appearance the last time they met.
She’d seen her a lot less this year
Recalling her last visit to Keaton, Sager said, “I saw her two or three weeks ago, and she was very thin,” adding, “She had lost so much weight.”
Sager said that she had seen Keaton less this year because the actress spent months in Palm Springs following the California wildfires in January.
Keaton lost a lot of weight ahead of her death
“She had to go to Palm Springs because her house had been damaged inside, and they had to clean everything,” Sager said.
“She was down there for a while, and when she came back, I was kind of stunned by how much weight she’d lost.”
Keaton died on October 11
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton passed away in California on Saturday, October 11, per CNN. She was 79 years old.
Sager added that ‘she was a magic light for everyone’. She continued, “I just loved her. She was so special, she just lit up a room with her energy.”
Sager praised Keaton for her upbeat energy
The songwriter added, “She was happy and upbeat and taking photographs of everything she saw. She was completely creative; she never stopped creating.”
The pair worked together on First Christmas, a song that was released in November 2024, which was also co-written and produced by Jonas Myrin.
Sager shared that Keaton was happy with the creation
“She so loved recording this song,” Sager told the outlet, adding, “She was almost childlike about it.”
“She was so authentic when she sang it, I mean, she just sang it like she was singing it, and she was sort of acting it, you know, because she is a great actress. And then she’d start to cry when she was singing it. But she did such a beautiful job.”
The songwriter also loved Keaton’s style
Opening up about how she admired Keaton’s style, Sager heartwarmingly shared how Keaton wouldn’t waste an opportunity to put together an impressive outfit.
“She went to the movies always dressed like she was about to shoot another scene for Annie Hall,” Sager said of Keaton.
Keaton was a ‘fashion icon’ to Sager
“She’d wear her hats and her jackets and her baggy pants, and her belts,” Sager added of the Oscar-winning actress. “She was a fashion icon of her own making.”
