She added: 'We're both very flawed human beings, but I loved him dearly, what can I say? And he loved me'īy Ryan Parry West Coast Editor For And James Desborough For.Learned, 79, revealed she and Waite, 85, remained very close up until his death on February 13, 2014, thanks to their bond working on the show.The reformed alcoholic also revealed how Waite 'saved her life' as her heavy drinking ran out of control during the early years of the CBS series.Learned said: 'We had a deep love for each other that we would have ruined if we had taken it that extra step, and we didn't'.The actress said they decided during their first intimate meeting they probably shouldn't pursue a romance as it could ruin the famous show and 'get messy'.Learned says their instant chemistry turned into a lifelong friendship and Waite became her 'spiritual husband'.When the show first started airing in 1972, Learned was going through a divorce and Waite had also gone through a divorce a few years earlier.In an exclusive interview with Learned reveals that she and Waite 'were in love' off screen and they even went on a date.Michael Learned and Ralph Waite starred as husband and wife on The Waltons - a CBS show that ran for nine seasons and multiple TV movies in the 1970s.EXCLUSIVE: The Waltons mom Michael Learned confesses she and TV husband Ralph Waite were deeply in love - but they feared pursuing their off-screen romance would ruin the show and get 'too messy'
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