The man who helped save Tina Turner’s life by donating his kidney to her is opening up for the first time since her death.

The shocking news of the icon’s passing away this past week left her family and friends devastated with tributes pouring from all around the globe.

While some people are referring to the news as awfully shocking and disrespectful to be revealed in the press at a time when people are still mourning her death, others were curious as to what else was going to be revealed.

Whatever the case may be, this man was definitely turned on by the star’s humbleness and straightforward, no-beating-around-the-bush type of behavior.

Tina mentions him in her memoir as someone that was an absolute gentleman and one that she got very close to in no time. It’s no wonder why he felt the need and urge to help save her life, after finding out more about her struggles with health.

The star’s kidneys were not functioning normally and she needed a transplant to get to the bottom of this.

It did not take long for her to fall head over heels for Erwin Bach and before we knew it, the couple was married.

They were truly, madly, deeply in love and there was nothing in the world that would change that. He loved her for who she is and promised to give her a life that she’d always remember. And that’s what he did.

Their relationship lasted 35 great years of togetherness until her death this past week. And as you can imagine, he is the one who was the most affected. He gave her the greatest gift of all, the gift of life but it could only go so far.