“Nancy and I are so saddened by the news of her dear cousin Barbara Walters’ passing,” Paul McCartney posted Saturday as he remembered Walters.
, who died Friday at the age of 93. McCartney’s wife, Nancy, is Walters’ second cousin.
“Nancy and I are so saddened by the news of her dear cousin Barbara Walters’ passing. The two of them enjoyed a deep loving relationship over many years, and I was proud to share some of those special moments,”“Barbara was an amazing woman who more than held her own in the early days of male-dominated television and went on to become a worldwide celebrity known for her many perceptive interviews with stars from every walk of life. We will miss her but always remember her with great fondness.
Paul McCartney is mourning Barbara Walters, who died Friday at the age of 93. McCartney’s wife, Nancy, is Walters’ second cousin.of “The View” that trucking heiress Nancy Shevell is her second cousin. Nancy, 63, and Paul, 80, were dating at the time, and Walters had played matchmaker. “Her mother, who died, was my first cousin. And I have been very close to this young woman,” Walters said. “She’s separated from her husband, who’s a nice man. The marriage wasn’t going well, and they’re separated.”
in a lavish London ceremony. At the time, Walters said she cried during the hourlong “beautiful and wonderful” nuptials.Paul McCartney, one of the 2010 Kennedy Center honorees, arrives for Kennedy Center Honors on Dec, 4, 2010 in Washington, D.C. He is accompanied by his then-girlfriend, Nancy, and her cousin, Barbara Walters, far right.