Sen. John McCain passed away at his Arizona home on Aug. 25 after a long battle with brain cancer, with the proud “maverick” taking pride in being a political outsider even as the GOP candidate for U.S. president in 2008. But insiders say that the beloved war hero had also spent his final months saying goodbye to an unlikely secret love — veteran showbiz personality Connie Stevens! “John’s carried a torch for Connie for years,” a close source told The National ENQUIRER, “and dreamed of meeting her before he finally did in the ’90s.” And in his final months, said sources, McCain had taken comfort in making covert phone calls to his celebrity crush!
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They pair first met in 1997 when Connie, mom of two daughters with second hubby
Eddie Fisher, visited Washington, D.C., while making a Vietnam documentary. “They’ve been close friends ever since,” says an insider. There were even rumors of romance when Connie joined the former prisoner of war on his
2008 White House campaign.
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“He thinks she’s the most beautiful creature he ever saw," said a source in late 2017, as the Senator began to struggle with health issues. "He’s been secretly calling her. Just hearing her voice brings happy tears to his eyes.”
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The insider added the feeling was mutual for Connie, who played Cricket Blake opposite Troy Donahue in the '60s TV series "Hawaiian Eye." “There’s no doubt John McCain was — and still is — very important to her," said the insider. "Connie was almost constantly by McCain’s side.”
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That included Connie filling in for Cindy McCain at John’s side during his bid for the White House. “Everyone thought it strange he chose Connie to join him on the campaign trail, not his wife,” said the source. “They made a good couple. His biggest regret is that he never married her!”
They pair first met in 1997 when Connie, mom of two daughters with second hubby
Eddie Fisher, visited Washington, D.C., while making a Vietnam documentary. “They’ve been close friends ever since,” says an insider. There were even rumors of romance when Connie joined the former prisoner of war on his
2008 White House campaign.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“He thinks she’s the most beautiful creature he ever saw," said a source in late 2017, as the Senator began to struggle with health issues. "He’s been secretly calling her. Just hearing her voice brings happy tears to his eyes.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
The insider added the feeling was mutual for Connie, who played Cricket Blake opposite Troy Donahue in the '60s TV series "Hawaiian Eye." “There’s no doubt John McCain was — and still is — very important to her," said the insider. "Connie was almost constantly by McCain’s side.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
That included Connie filling in for Cindy McCain at John’s side during his bid for the White House. “Everyone thought it strange he chose Connie to join him on the campaign trail, not his wife,” said the source. “They made a good couple. His biggest regret is that he never married her!”
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