Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. Her friend Carol Bayer Sager remembers drastic weight loss and their last moments together.
Carol Bayer Sager, long-time friend of Diane Keaton, recalled for the press her last meeting with the actress, who died on Saturday, October 11th. In the weeks before the Oscar winner’s death, she was said to have lost a lot of weight – her friend was worried. The cause of death of Keaton, who was 79, remains unclear.
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Diane Keaton became “very thin”.
Carol Bayer Sager said in an interview with People that she saw the Hollywood star “just two or three weeks ago” and was “surprised” by the drastic change in her appearance. The songwriter went on to explain that Keaton had become “very thin” and had lost a lot of weight.
“Creativity and joy of life” remained unchanged until the end
According to Sager, the actress had spent much of the year in Palm Springs, California, cleaning her home after it was “damaged” by the series of wildfires in early 2025. As a result, the two friends no longer saw each other as often, said the composer. When Diane Keaton returned, Sager was “pretty shocked” at how much weight her longtime friend had lost. Despite the physical changes, the actress’s “creativity and joy of life” remained “as vibrant as ever.”
The two most recently worked on Keaton’s Christmas single “First Christmas”, which was released in late 2024. The star reportedly “loved” recording the song. The Hollywood icon “sang with so much heart” that she even cried during the session, Sager recalled. The composer described Keaton as “fully occupied with life” until the end.
Hollywood pays tribute to Diane Keaton
Other celebrities also paid tribute to the deceased. Bette Midler, who starred with Diane Keaton in the film “The Devil’s Club,” wrote on Instagram: “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton is gone. I can’t express how unbearably sad this makes me. She was hilarious, a complete original, with no ulterior motives or competition.”
Goldie Hawn – also known from “The She-Devils Club” – also said goodbye in touching words: “Diane, we are not ready to lose you,” she shared on the social media platform. She continued: “You have left us a trail of fairy dust, with light and memories beyond imagination.”
Steve Martin, with whom she filmed Father of the Bride, posted a picture with an inside joke between the two. In the caption he wrote that it summed up his “wonderful friendship with her”.