Drew Carey Opens Up About Last Texts With Ex-Fiancée Amie Harwick Before Her Murder

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Drew Carey finds that talking about ex-fiancée Amie Harwick is the best way to deal with the pain of losing her.

Harwick, a famed sex therapist, died on February 15, 2020, at 38 years old. She was tragically killed after ex-boyfriend Gareth Pursehouse threw her from a third-floor balcony. He was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in 2023.

Harwick’s relationship with Pursehouse came years before her relationship with Carey, but everyone in her life knew she feared him. She suspected he was behind online trolling she experienced during her year-long relationship with Carey.

In an interview for 48 Hours: The Final Hours of Amie Harwick, Carey recalled talking to contestants on The Price Is Right during Kids Week about Harwick’s death and forgiving Pursehouse for her murder.

“I really wanted to do it because it was high school kids and I talked to them about how I forgave the guy who murdered Amie,” he shared.

“I did it practically as soon as I could, right away,” Carey continued.

“He was mentally ill. The guy was abused as a kid and you have to be able to forgive people like that … doesn’t mean you have to hang out with them or be their friend.”

Though they’d split two years before Harwick’s death, Carey shared that he’d recently gotten back in touch with her.

“I got a text from her [that read], ‘I would love to get together with you and talk,’” he recalled.

“And I said, ‘Yeah, I would love to do that. I love you.’”

Those messages were just days before Harwick’s tragic death, leaving Carey with a feeling that there were words left unsaid.

“I never got it,” he sadly continued.

“I never had a chance to do it.”

Reporter Erin Moriarty said that Harwick did love Carey.

“That’s the big solace I get from it, is that she loved me,” he shared.

“And I’m glad I could get that message to her before she died.”