India, June 30 -- Kathie Lee Gifford has candidly discussed experiencing pain so intense that it made her wish for death.

The 72-year-old television personality, singer, and actress shared with PEOPLE, a publication affiliated with Entertainment Weekly, that she has faced significant pain, multiple broken bones, and surgical procedures over the past year - including a complete hip replacement and cataract surgery.

Gifford mentioned that this pain caused her to withdraw from public engagements throughout the year, a situation that reminded her of her late husband, Frank Gifford, during the final stages of his life before he passed away at the age of 84 in 2015.

Speaking to PEOPLE, she mentioned, "Frank said to me before he passed, 'When...