Susan Lucci is opening up about how her coronary heart is recovering after an emergency process and the demise of her husband, Helmet Huber.Sitting down with ET’s Rachel Smith for “The grEaTs,” the 77-year-old actress supplied followers with an replace on how she is doing as she embraces this subsequent chapter of her life — and whether or not or not she is open to discovering love once more after shedding her 84-year-old husband in 2022.For the All My Kids star — who was married to Huber from 1969 till his demise — it could be extraordinarily troublesome to place herself again on the market after already discovering the love of her life at simply 23 years previous.”I do know everyone’s totally different, I can not think about it, you understand?” Lucci — who beforehand shared that the casting producers of The Golden Bachelorette reached out to her about starring within the actuality present — mentioned of courting once more. “By no means say by no means, however I simply cannot think about [it].” Helmut Huber and Susan Lucci wed in 1969 and stayed collectively till his March 2022 demise on the age of 84 – Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/WireImageIn the 2 years since her Austrian-born chef husband handed away, Lucci has devoted a superb chunk of time to studying about dealing with the lack of a partner and the assorted methods to maneuver on after. Whereas she is aware of that discovering love after loss is solely attainable, it is not the trail ahead for her — a minimum of not presently. “It’s totally different for everybody and, you understand, a part of it’s a option to rise up off the ground and put one foot in entrance of the opposite. I imply, it’s higher to go forward together with your life,” she shared with ET. “The opposite factor is that I do know that this life is a present, it is meant to be a present from God and I am by no means gonna thumb my nostril at that — I am grateful. And I am very grateful to have the love and have [had] Helmut in my life.” All through the course of their half-century-long love story, the pair established an incredible life collectively and welcomed two kids, Liza Huber and Andreas Huber. Lucci advised ET that the key to their enduring relationship and marital success shouldn’t be a secret in any respect. Lucci mentioned that for her, all of it got here all the way down to being with the one that complemented her. “He all the time made me snicker and he was all the time there for me — he was a rock and really safe,” Lucci mentioned of her “great” husband. “[He was] very humorous, very positive of himself in a great way and really take cost, which you wished him to be.”Helmut Huber and Susan Lucci attend The American Coronary heart Affiliation’s Go Pink for Ladies Pink Gown Assortment 2020 – Cindy Ord/Getty Photos for American Coronary heart AssociationShe continued, “He was a kind of folks you wished him to be in cost as a result of he knew what to do and knew tips on how to make issues occur. And on the similar time, [he was] coming from such a superb place.”For now, Lucci is blissful to carry onto her beloved recollections of Huber. That features saying no to The Golden Bachelorette — though she does admit that simply because she will not be on it anytime quickly doesn’t imply that she will not be seated for the season premiere on Sept. 1. “I attempted it, I turned immediately hooked,” Lucci mentioned of the ABC actuality collection. As a substitute, the present might be led by former Golden Bachelor contestant Joan Vassos for its debut season. “I believe I am only a fan… it wasn’t for me however it’s one thing that I do love to look at.”Somewhat than Susan Lucci, ABC’s premiere season of ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ might be helmed by former ‘Golden Bachelor’ contestant Joan Vassos – Disney/Ramona RosalesAside from The Golden Bachelorette, Lucci is utilizing this new period of life to find what’s necessary to her — a class that features specializing in her happiness and her well being, particularly after present process two main coronary heart surgical procedures within the span of 4 years. In 2022, simply weeks earlier than Huber’s demise, the actress and philanthropist revealed that she underwent a second process for coronary heart illness after a primary coronary heart scare in 2018. On the time, she reported experiencing signs like shortness of breath and discomfort in her ribcage and again. For the second process, she rushed to the hospital solely to find she had a 75 % blockage in one among her arteries on account of a buildup of plaque. Docs in the end used a stent on her coronary heart to open the blockage and attempt to forestall future points. That got here after she already had one other main open-heart surgical procedure in 2018. In 2019, the All My Kids star revealed to ET that the blockage the primary time round was much more extreme and life-threatening. Susan Lucci says she is ‘feeling nice’ greater than two years after present process her second main coronary heart surgical procedure – Getty”It seems, I had a 90 % blockage in my essential artery and a 75 % blockage in an adjoining artery, and they also advised me the following day, ‘You simply prevented a widow-maker,'” she advised ET on the time, crediting her physician for telling her to go to the hospital. “I did not know! I had no concept.”In response to the CDC, coronary heart illness is the primary reason for demise for girls in the USA. In 2021, roughly one-in-five feminine deaths within the U.S. had been attributed to the so-called “silent killer.”In the present day, Lucci is feeling nice and more healthy than ever. She is specializing in spreading consciousness on the lethal problem and advocating for girls in every single place (together with herself) with regards to their well being. “I am in excellent form and I really feel excellent,” Lucci mentioned. “I had a blockage, a 90 % blockage in my essential artery and a 75 % blockage within the adjoining artery. And happily, I listened to my physique and there was somebody there [her doctor] who may prod me to go to the hospital.” “Had I not gone there, I used to be advised the following day after I was checked out that I 99.9 % would’ve had the widow-maker. If I had laid down, I by no means would have gotten up,” she shared of the well being scare. “I used to be doing what many ladies do, I saved pondering, ‘Oh it will go away, it is nothing, it will go away.'”Susan Lucci underwent two coronary heart surgical procedures between 2018 and 2022 – Stewart Prepare dinner/CBS through Getty ImagesMoral of the story? It is all the time higher to be secure than sorry, particularly with regards to your well being. “My takeaway was — is to inform ladies to place your self in your to-do record, to hearken to your physique and if it would not behave the way in which that is regular for you, take motion,” she mentioned. “The physician won’t be mad at you for coming if there’s nothing there.”Due to the physician who she says “saved her life,” Lucci now has the chance to proceed along with her busy and thrilling life. That features a function in Apple TV+’s new darkish comedy, Final result, which is directed and co-produced by Jonah Hill. The script additionally comes from the thoughts of the 21 Soar Road star, who penned it alongside Ezra Woods.”It was a spectacular expertise, I am so glad that I did this and started working with Jonah,” she mentioned of the challenge. “Jonah Hill has written a really highly effective [script] – it’s a darkish comedy, a really darkish comedy – however he is actually a gem and I am very fortunate to have labored with him.”A launch date for the movie — which additionally stars Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, David Spade, Laverne Cox, Kaia Gerber and Roy Wooden Jr. and extra — has but to be decided. RELATED CONTENT: