"He had dementia and it really had a negative effect on him," revealed the second wife of the Scottish actor, who died on Saturday at the age of 90.
Scottish actor Sean Connery, who died at the age of 90, suffered from dementia and died "peacefully", according to his wife, quoted Sunday by the tabloid
The Mail on Sunday
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"At least he died in his sleep and it was very peaceful. I was with him the whole time and he just passed out. That's what he wanted," said Micheline Roquebrune, French portrait painter the legendary 007 performer was married for a second time in 1975. "He had dementia and it really had a negative effect on him," she revealed.
"It's going to be very hard without him"
"He was magnificent and we had a wonderful life together", also confided Micheline Roquebrune.
"It's going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it couldn't go on forever and he left peacefully," she added.
Sean Connery died surrounded by his family in Nassau, Bahamas.
He had "not been well for quite some time," his son Jason Connery told the BBC.
During his five-decade career, Sean Connery has won an Oscar, two Bafta and three Golden Globes.
His funeral will be private, announced his family, who are planning a memorial service once the pandemic has passed.