Talk show host Regis Philbin gets a kiss from his wife Joy after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 10, 2003 in Los Angeles, Calif. This photo from TV Guide shows Regis ...

"Lord, protect [his wife Joy Philbin] and the girls from this,” she added. “In all the years I knew him, I never saw him unkind to anyone. I never did. If he liked you, he teased you.” ...

Gifford said that upon reading those headlines, her “first thought” was about Philbin's family and she prayed, “Lord, protect [his wife Joy Philbin] and the girls from this.” The TV ...

“‘That’s the last time I heard Regis laugh,’” she recalled the late TV personality’s widow, Joy Philbin, telling her about their final meal together before his death. Ripa talked more ...

She also remembered the “last time” she heard Regis laugh, two weeks before his death, and hoped that the publicity for the book wouldn’t negatively impact his widow Joy Philbin and his four ...

Regis passed away from natural causes in July 2020. He was 88. When Kathie Lee reunited with Regis' wife Joy Philbin after his death, she received a special message. "[She] said, ‘Kathie ...

Philbin passed away from natural causes in July 2020. He was 88. When Gifford reunited with his wife Joy Philbin after his death, she received a special message. "[She] said, ‘Kathie ...