Jay Leno is opening up about his life since becoming a caretaker for his wife, Mavis Leno, following her dementia diagnosis.
One year after the former late night host was granted a conservatorship over his wife of 45 years amid her health battle, Jay offered some honest insight about embracing his new responsibilities.
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In a new interview on In Depth withGraham Besinger, the 74-year-old comedian explained how he is living up to his wedding vows by taking care of Mavis, 78.
"When you get married, you sort of take a vow: 'Will I live up to this? Or will I be like a sleazy guy if something happens to my wife, I'm out banging the cashier at the mini mart?'" Jay, 74, said. "No, I didn't. I enjoy the time with my wife. I go home, I cook dinner for her, watch TV and it's okay."
Going on to share more about his life as his wife's caretaker, Jay said, "It's basically what we did before, except now I have to feed her and do all those things...But, I like it. I like taking care of her. She's a very independent woman, so I like that I'm needed."
Jay also said he also tries to "find the humor" in the situation, despite dealing with the difficult realities of Mavis' condition.
"Well, that's the challenge, isn't it? When you have to feed someone and change them and carry them to the bathroom and do all that kind of stuff every day," he said. "It's a challenge. And it's not that I enjoy doing it, but I guess I enjoy doing it."
He went on to say that showing up for his wife in her time of need is "really what defines a marriage" at the end of the day. "I mean, that's really what love is. That's what you do. I mean, I'm glad I didn't cut and run. I'm glad I didn't run off with some woman half my age or any of that silly nonsense. I would rather be with her than doing something else."
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