Anthony Bourdain’s Eerie Final Texts To His Assistant Exposed

Laurie Woolever, which served as Anthony BourdainThe assistant of almost a decade until his tragic death in 2018, offers an intimate overview of their relationship in his next Memoirs, “Care and Feeding”, which takes place on March 11.

Woolever not only managed the calendar of the most famous itinerant chief in the world; She co-wrote her books, acted as her publicist and, as Anthony Bourdain himself joked, was his “Luca Brasi” by “The Godfather”.

Their close working relationship has naturally evolved into a deep friendship that still persists in his dreams.

“For years, I had these dreams where he returned, and it turns out that it was just a big ruse where he decided to disappear for a while,” she shared, by PEOPLE. “And I am able to help him react in life.”

Woolever admits that she keeps a “racing list” of things she wishes to be able to tell her.

“Wouldn’t it be great if this dream was real?” And I must be the only one to say: “Dude, there was a pandemic in 2020”. And “you will not believe what is going on with global policy at the moment. There is this “succession” show that I think you would like, and the bear! »»

Throughout his time by working with Bourdain, Woolever has maintained an “active newspaper practice”, which has become a base for its memories. She also had years of email and sms with him, until their final exchange in June 2018.

At the time, Bourdain was in Alsace, France, filming an episode of “Unknown shares”. This same week, photos of Paparazzi have surfaced showing that her girlfriend, actress and director Asia Argento would have been involved with another man.

“We talked about this and then also very normal things like:” Plan this appointment on this doctor, “recalls Woolever. “It is difficult to reconcile that he believed that he would be back in New York, and he was not.”

Bourdain and Argento made their relationships in May 2017 public, but behind the scenes, Woolever already managed the benefits of the media. She remembers how, shortly after an Italian tabloid published photos of the couple in Rome, Bourdain called her with instructions to manage a survey of The New York Post.

“Confirm verbally with the journalist that it is true, nothing more, and leaves no fingerprint that this information came from our camp,” he told him. The successful execution of this task, she admits, was the “culmination of my week”.

While their relationship intensified, Woolever saw in the first hand how dedicated to Argento, often sending his carefully organized gifts, including a large box of vinyl records selected in record stores around New York. But the gesture did not land as he had hoped.

When the package arrived in Italy, unexpected import rights and customs documents have transformed a disadvantage rather than a romantic surprise. Argento, irritated by the hassles, sent it back.

In June 2018, their relationship was faced with a meticulous examination of the public. Woolever says receive a google alert on the photos of Paparazzi d’Argento kissing a French journalist. Soon after, The National Inquirer contacted comments.

When she asked Bourdain how he wanted to answer, he was clear: “Ignore him and ignore all similar questions from other pubs. But let me know when the Investigation Piece drops. “”

Despite the emotional tension, Bourdain always made plans. He asked Woolever to plan a lunch, a haircut, an appointment with the doctor and a private session of Jiu-Jitsu for his return to New York. That night, she sent him a simple text: “I hope you are well.”

His answer was: “I will live, and we will survive.”

Woolever supposed that “we” referred to him and Argento, that despite the troubles, they crossed.

Then, at 4:25 a.m. the next morning, his phone buzzed. It was Kim, Bourdain’s agent.

“Tony took her life,” she told Woolever.

Her sudden death occurred at a time of personal upheavals for Woolver, because three weeks earlier, she and her husband had decided to separate after discovering that she had a liaison. “A one-two punch,” she said.

Thanks to “Care and Feeding”, Woolever offers an unwavered look at the man she simply called Tony: her shine, her difficulties and the last moments of a life that has left an indelible brand on the world.