Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek Shed Tears Remembering a Late Pal

• Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek appeared on an episode of Tyler Henry’s Netflix present
• The couple grew to become emotional when the medium requested about Dana, a late good friend Gronkowski met at a automobile dealership
• Kostek recalled how she and the previous tight finish supported one another in grief after Dana’s demise

Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek shared an emotional second with medium Tyler Henry whereas remembering the late mutual good friend who introduced the couple again collectively.

In a clip from the Tuesday, Oct. 29 episode of Netflix’s Stay From the Different Aspect with Tyler Henry, the mannequin, 32, and the previous NFL star, 35, grew to become teary-eyed when Henry requested a few middle-aged good friend who died from a coronary heart situation.

Gronkowski recognized the good friend as Dana, a “actual enjoyable” man who was one of many first folks he met after the New England Patriots drafted him in 2010.

“I used to be form of in a rush, and an oil change takes half-hour, however he had me in his workplace for 4 hours. He was that entertaining,” Gronkowski shared.

Gronkowski remembered Dana “simply liked to speak and liked to be the focus,” he stated. “And I liked to sit down there and watch him go. He was so enjoyable to be round, he liked being a child, he didn’t need to develop up.”

The retired tight finish — who spent 9 seasons in New England alongside Tom Brady and Invoice Belichick — revealed that Dana “simply handed out of nowhere one night time,” which additionally occurred to be at a time when Gronkowski and Kostek had been damaged up.

Kostek stated she realized about Dana’s passing in a textual content message that night time. “Rob was there within the hospital,” she recalled, “and in his telephone, he is ‘Dana Oil Change’ to today,” Kostek shared with fun.

“However what’s so attention-grabbing about that night time,” she continued, “Is that Rob and I had been damaged up.”

Kostek defined that it was “the primary time” she and Gronkowski had parted methods, calling the time frame her “deepest heartbreak” and admitting she “form of thought that was the tip of us.”

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When Dana died, Kostek hadn’t heard from Gronkowski for a few months, she shared, describing their mutual good friend as “just like the glue to our relationship quite a bit.”

“And I woke as much as a textual content that Dana had handed,” Kostek recalled.

In supporting one another of their grief, the couple bought again collectively. “I do not know if Rob and I might be collectively to today as a result of that introduced us collectively, and it was Rob’s first funeral,” Kostek stated by means of tears on the episode.

After Dana’s demise, Gronkowski wasn’t certain methods to correctly grieve throughout the NFL season, Kostek defined, recalling that he requested her recommendation on whether or not or not he ought to go to observe on the time. She stated she remembered telling him that Coach Belichick would perceive if he took break day to grieve the loss.

The couple appeared wowed by Henry’s studying, and Gronkowski stated he was “spot on” throughout the session.

Gronkowski first met the Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit mannequin at a Goodwill charity occasion in 2013. In 2015, PEOPLE reported that they had been an merchandise after Kostek was noticed cheering the star participant on within the stands at one among his video games.