Longtime The Price Is Right host Bob Barker reportedly had suicidal thoughts and a marked  change in behavior on the set of the game show after the death of his first wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon.

In the E! docuseries Dirty Rotten Scandals, individuals who worked closely with the game show host detailed the impact of Dorothy’s death. Barker and Gideon were high school sweethearts who were married from 1945 to 1981. Tragically, she died at 57 after a short battle with cancer.

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