Carole Radziwill’s ex auditioned to play her late husband on ‘Love Story’ — and called her for recordings of Anthony

Carole Radziwill revealed her ex auditioned to play her precocious husband, Anthony Radziwill, successful Ryan Murphy’s FX bid “Love Story.”

The journalist, who was joined to John F. Kennedy Jr.’s cousin, told nan New York Times successful an question and reply published Thursday that her unnamed ex besides called her to petition recordings of Anthony truthful he could cleanable nan role.

She recalled concisely making love nan man a fewer years before, explaining really nan telephone was unexpected and shocked her.

The domiciled yet went to character Erich Bergen, who stars alongside Paul Anthony Kelly arsenic JFK Jr., and Sarah Pidgeon arsenic Carolyn Bessette. Bergen and Carole didn’t date.

The bid recounts Kennedy Jr. and Bessette’s relationship from erstwhile they met to erstwhile they joined successful 1996 and tragically died successful a level clang successful 1999.

Anthony, meanwhile, died aft a conflict pinch crab successful 1999, conscionable 3 weeks aft his relative and nan publicist. He was 40 years old.

The TV exec and Carole, now 62, tied nan knot successful 1994, and Kennedy Jr. was nan champion man.

Carole reassured nan NYT that she hasn’t watched “Love Story” since nan bid premiered successful February.

The “Real Housewives of New York City” alum wasn’t featured successful nan show, which concludes pinch its finale connected Thursday night.

However, Carole has antecedently defended her family against critics speaking retired against them, telling nan outlet, “Defending Carolyn and talking astir my hubby was a elevation I was going to dice on.”

“But honestly, I didn’t deliberation that 25 years later, it would go a mountain.”

The TV characteristic recalled gathering Bessette successful 1992, explaining that they had “a batch successful communal successful nan weirdest ways” and really nan second was “her rock” erstwhile Anthony was undergoing treatment.

“She was location for maine each nan time,” Carole said.

“Love Story” has been heavily critiqued by friends and members of nan Kennedy family, including Kennedy Jr.’s nephew Jack Schlossberg.

“If you want to cognize personification who’s ne'er met anyone successful my family, knows thing astir us, talk to Ryan Murphy,” he said connected “CBS Sunday Morning” earlier this month, earlier blasting nan shaper for profiting disconnected his family.

The “Love Story” finale airs Thursday (9 p.m. ET) connected FX connected Hulu.