adminAccording to “Extra”, Annette had been hospitalised in Bakersfield due to complications from multiple sclerosis and had been in a coma.
Funicello disclosed in 1992 that she suffered from multiple sclerosis. She lost the ability to walk in 2004, could no longer speak by 2009 and required round-the-clock care.
Annette was bigger than Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling combined. She was the fantasy — largely because of her breasts — of millions of teenage boys.
Paul Anka — who dated Annette way back in the day said: “She was a lovely lady. She was a great star. It’s a very very sad ending.”
Frankie Avalon — who starred with Funicello in a bunch of those 1960s beach movies – said: “She was a very courageous gal that fought and fought and fought . . . I’m devastated. I loved this gal.”
Back in 2011, Annette’s house caught on fire. She managed to escape without serious injury but her neighbours later sued Funicello claiming the blaze caused damage to surrounding homes. — TMZ.
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