Drew Carey Opens Up About the Tragic Death of His Former Fiancée Amie Harwick

11.02.2022 - 04:17 / etonline.com

Drew Carey is opening up and reflecting on his time with his ex-fiancée, the late Amie Harwick. The host sat down with correspondent Erin Moriarty for an emotional chat about his relationship with the Hollywood therapist.«I think about her every single day,» Carey says in a sneak peek of his first in-depth television interview, airing Saturday.Almost two years ago, Harwick died after falling off the third-story balcony of her apartment in the Hollywood Hills. At the time, reports indicated that police had been called to the residence by Harwick's roommate, who told authorities she was being assaulted in the apartment.

Her ex-boyfriend, Gareth Pursehouse, was later arrested and charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty.  «When I heard  that she got murdered, right away I thought, 'Oh, it's got to be that guy,'» Carey says in the clip.Harwick and Pursehouse dated years ago, before her engagement to Carey.

Harwick had taken out restraining orders against him in 2011 and 2012, claiming he attacked her multiple times and alleging he threw her out of a vehicle on the side of the freeway.In the sit-down, Carey also recalls his final texts with his ex, saying, «Valentine's Day was a Friday. I got a text from her on Thursday. [She] said, 'Hey, I know we haven't talked in a while, but I've been doing a lot of thinking about, you know, forgiveness, and I would love to get together with you and talk.' And I said, 'Yeah, I would love to do that.

I love you.'»«I say that to a lot of people,» he continues, «but, I mean it. And I was really happy, like, 'Oh, it'd be great to see her again.'»Carey and Harwick met in 2017 at a Hollywood party, where she was moonlighting as a bartender to pay for school. She was a practicing therapist