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Wife of Chadwick Boseman Of ‘Black Panther’ Opens Up on The Story Behind Actor’s Health Before His Death
The late Chadwick Boseman of Black Panther’s wife, Simone reveals the reasons they kept his sickness private and away from the public.
- Chadwick Boseman passed away in August 2020
- His wife, Simone Ledward Boseman has revealed the reason the sickness of the late Chadwick Boseman was kept private and away from the public
Recall popular Black Panther actor died on August 2020, a news that shocked lovers and fans of the actor and the movie, Black Panther. His death came after a four-year battle with colon cancer. However, in a recent interview, the late actor’s wife, Simone Ledward Boseman revealed the reasons they had kept his sickness private and away from the public.
She revealed this in her conversation with Whoopi Goldberg for Good Morning America. This was her first official interview since the death of Chadwick Boseman in 2020.
These were her words: “It was COVID, when things were really starting to spiral. And that meant that everybody was in their house, and there was no pressure for anybody to go outside. It seemed like, Is this a crazy coincidence that we get to actually be inside, that we get to be here with family, together? And everybody in the world is also experiencing this togetherness in the midst of this awful, scary, unpredictable time? We kept that circle real — our circle was basically a dot.”
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Simone Boseman also disclosed that she has been keeping her husband’s legacy alive since his tragic passing and that the past few years have been really challenging for her.
Her words, “It has been the most challenging two years I’ve ever had in my life. Some days I’m doing worse than I’m really willing to acknowledge and other days I’m doing better than I feel comfortable admitting. The grief really, it moves in”.
Furthermore, she detailed that she considers herself extremely lucky to have been Chadwick Boseman’s partner and that they shared each other’s love, even though it was for a short period of time.
She said, “I can’t believe that I was so lucky, I can’t believe that I got to love this person. And I also got them to love me too.” ” Simone said teary-eyed
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