Heartbreak & HEALING

AFTER A TRAGIC LOSS, THE ORIGINAL WONDER WOMAN HAS PUT HER HEART INTO HER MUSIC

- Louise A. Barile, Katie Bruno

In the past year, actress and singer Lynda Carter rediscovered the power of music. “It feeds your soul and your memory,” she shares with Closer. “It imprints itself on your heart and brings your mind alive.”

The Wonder Woman alum, who has put out five studio albums over the years, returned to songwriting after the passing of her husband of nearly 40 years, Robert A. Altman, in 2021. “I miss the everyday things: saying good morning, goodbye, good night. What would you like for dinner? Simple things,” says Lynda, 72. “Just having your best friend there for you.”

During the pandemic, it was too easy for her to hide with her grief. “I probably isolated a little too much, but I was licking my wounds and I miss him terribly,” says Lynda, who adds that her children and her close friends were a real balm. “My son is the greatest supporter of both his sister and me,” she says. “And, yeah, my women friends saved me.”

A NEW SONG