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Lisa Niemi: Seeing Patrick Swayze’s Wax Figure Unveiled At Madame Tussauds Is ‘Bittersweet’

Lisa Niemi is happy her late husband, Patrick Swayze, has been immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, two years after his death at the age of 57.

Patrick Swayze’s Widow Gives Director Kenny Ortega Seal Of Approval For ‘Dirty Dancing’ Reboot

While some “Dirty Dancing” fans can’t fathom the idea of Johnny and Baby as anyone other than the late Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, Lisa Niemi (Patrick’s widow) has given her seal of approval to the newly-announced reboot.

Patrick Swayze & Jennifer Grey Classic ‘Dirty Dancing’ To Be Rebooted By Kenny Ortega, Lionsgate

“Dirty Dancing” is getting the reboot treatment, Lionsgate announced on Monday.

Kenny Ortega, the film’s original choreographer, and director of Michael Jackson’s “This Is It,” will direct the new film.

Patrick Swayze’s Widow Praises Jennifer Grey’s Emotional ‘Dancing’ Debut

Jennifer Grey’s “Dancing with the Stars” debut may have stirred up a wealth of emotions in the “Dirty Dancing” actress – but she wasn’t the only one moved on Monday night.

Patrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi, tuned in as Jennifer and partner Derek Hough performed to “These Arms of Mine” – a song that Jennifer and Patrick danced to in “Dirty Dancing” – and the feelings tied to the performance caught Lisa off guard.

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season Opener A Tearjerker As Patrick Swayze Is Remembered

“Dancing with the Stars” made an emotional return to television on Monday night for its eleventh season, featuring a performance from one celebrity and her professional partner that left one of the judges – and much of the audience – in tears.

Plus, did Sarah Palin make it to the audience to watch Bristol dance?

Jennifer Grey Talks Taking ‘Dancing’ Inspiration From ‘Fearless’ Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze was one of the early celebrity supporters of “Dancing with the Stars,” and one year after his death, his “Dirty Dancing” co-star and new “DWTS” contender, Jennifer Grey, remembered the actor fondly.

Lisa Niemi & Donny Swayze On Patrick Swayze’s Final Days

It’s been eight months since Patrick Swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. This time has not been easy for Patrick’s wife, Lisa Niemi (after 34-years of marriage, she prefers to be known as his wife, not his widow).

Lisa recently sat down with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush for an exclusive interview, where topic No. 1 was children.

Dancers Gather To Honor Patrick Swayze

Before Patrick Swayze was a film actor, a TV actor and People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” he was a dancer.

And so it was fitting that a huge, eclectic group of dancers gathered to honor him this week at the annual fundraiser for Career Transition for Dancers, a group that helps dancers develop new careers after age or injury forces them to halt dancing.

Lisa Niemi Opens Up On Patrick Swayze’s Last Days On ‘Oprah’

Lisa Niemi spoke out on Friday in her first television interview since the death of her husband, Patrick Swayze, in an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

“Every moment of every breath of every day in the last 22 months before he died, every single one of those was special,” Lisa, who was married to the actor for 38 years before his passing from pancreatic cancer in September, told Oprah.

Lisa Niemi Opens Up About Her Grief Over Losing Patrick Swayze

Lisa Niemi called the grief that came with the loss of her husband, Patrick Swazye, “an animal all of its own.”

At the “Grief, Healing and Resilience” panel at Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference in Long Beach, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon, Lisa explained that despite knowing she would most likely eventually lose her husband to cancer, his actual death was a tremendous emotional battle.

Patrick Swayze’s Widow To Join Kate Gosselin, Elizabeth Edwards At Women’s Conference

Lisa Niemi, the widow of late actor Patrick Swayze, will speak out at a panel on Grief, Healing and Resilience at The Women’s Conference 2009 on Tuesday, a conference rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.

Lisa lost her husband to a long battle with pancreatic cancer on September 14. He was 57. The two were married for 34 years.

Friends, Family Celebrate Patrick Swayze’s Life At Memorial

Hundreds of mourners, including Whoopi Goldberg, paid tribute to the late Patrick Swayze at a private memorial on Sunday, People reported.

Family and friends of the star, who died last month of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57, Patrick’s life at the service, held Sunday on the Los Angeles Sony Studios lot.