Jennifer Love Hewitt is mourning the loss of her mother Patricia Hewitt. The 67-year-old parent, Jen’s “biggest supporter,” lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday.
‘The Client List’ actress released the following statement through her rep: “Her family mourns her loss. She was an angel to all who knew her and they are grateful she is now in a better place. They ask for privacy at this difficult time. No further details are being provided.”
JLH, 33, recently joked that her mother took her career choices in stride and with good humor. Hewitt quipped, “She was like, ‘So let’s review … For 15 years people have been talking about your boobs. Then you wrote about your hoo haw in a book. Now you’re playing a crack ho on TV.’ She was like, ‘Do you think maybe you could do an animated movie next?'”
Patricia Hewitt, a speech-language pathologist, divorced Herbert Daniel Hewitt in the early 80’s. She became a single parent to her actress daughter and an older son, Todd Hewitt.
Check out a photo of mother and daughter below:
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