“It was the winter time.

Delivering is hard, and I got a huge order.

It was a big order.

Fitness guru Susan Powter attends the 1995 Nationa Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) Convention on January 24, 1995 at Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada; Louie Anderson attends the FOX Broadcasting Company, FX, National Geographic and 20th Century Fox Television 2018 Emmy Nominee Party at Vibiana on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California

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Like,Iused to live there.

That affects me, but not that much.”

She admits that this particular instance with Anderson, though, impacted her more than she anticipated.

Fitness guru Susan Powter attends the 1994 American Booksellers Association Convention on May 28, 1994 at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California

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“This got me, because, back in the day, we knew each other.

I ring the doorbell of this big order, and Louie Anderson opens the door and heknewwho I was.

He looked right at me and he knew.

And I knew he knew,” Powter remembers.

“He had just had that huge resurrection with that show [Baskets] he did.

He did such a good job.

He was such a nice man.”

“I was so grateful to him for being so honorable.

“It was an indictment of how we discard human beings as they get older in this country.

Check back with EW for more from our interview with Powter.