Candace Cameron Bure on the “Beautiful Legacy” Bob Saget Left Behind

“Oh, Bob. Why’d you have to leave us so soon,” is how the actress began her message on Instagram after the devastating news about Bob Saget, who was found in his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. He was 65.

Candace Cameron Bure on the “Beautiful Legacy” Bob Saget Left BehindCameron Bure & Bob Saget: 8 Seasons in Full House

It’s a well-known fact that Candace was close to Bob Saget and the 8 seasons they spent together in Full House were the beginning of this relationship. Cameron Bure played Saget’s character Danny Tanner’s daughter DJ Tanner for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995.

The actress was only 10 at that time but she states that both were “so deeply connected” since the day they met. She also opened up about seeing a father figure in Saget, yet one of her closest friends.

Remembering Bob Saget

The actress detailed her heartbreak, telling her followers that Bob Saget’s unexpected passing “hurts like nothing” she’s ever felt before. Cameron Bure also expressed her gratitude to the late actor who taught her how to “feel deeply at such a young age.”

She also remembers Bob Segat as someone who was never ashamed or afraid to share his own emotions, “to cry, to love, to laugh and say it out loud.”

“I love you, I love you, I love you. You knew that. I knew that. But I have to say it again. I want one more hug,” she continued. Cameron Bure also found a place to mention how protective Bob Saget was of her and she said she wishes he knew the “outpouring of love” the world feels for him as they grieve.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Kelly Rizzo and Bob Saget attend Wheelhouse and Rally's celebrity and content-creator private fund raise event, with rare collectibles on display from sports, culture and history on October 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Rally is a Fractional Investing Platform for Collectibles. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Wheelhouse)Saged was found lying in a supine position in bed with his left arm across his chest and his right arm resting on the bed. The medical examiner later confirmed that the fatal end was caused by scleroderma, an autoimmune disease where excess collagen causes tissue to lose its elasticity.