Jamie-Lynn Sigler reveals final words she told late James Gandolfini at his funeral

Jamie-Lynn Sigler expressed her gratitude to her precocious “Sopranos” co-star James Gandolfini astatine his 2013 funeral.

In nan actress’ “And So It Is” memoir, retired Tuesday, she recalled kneeling beside nan casket and saying, “Thank you. Thank you for loving me, convey you for seeing me, for caring for me, and for making maine consciousness safe.”

Sigler, who played Gandolfini’s characteristic Tony Soprano’s onscreen daughter, Meadow Soprano, connected nan deed HBO show, noted that she was “not fresh to look nan reality” of his passing astatine nan June 2013 service.

Sigler’s “Sopranos” co-stars Edie Falco, Steve Schirripa, Steve Buscemi and Aida Turturro were besides successful present, pinch bid creator David Chase delivering nan eulogy.

She told readers nan web chartered a backstage level from Los Angeles to New York City to get West Coast formed members to Gandolfini’s ceremonial astatine the Cathedral of Saint John nan Divine successful nan Big Apple.

“HBO had it locked down,” Sigler wrote. “Nobody takes attraction of their group amended than they do.”

Friends and family gathered astatine an Italian edifice aft nan funeral, which “only heightened nan surreal quality of it all” for Sigler.

“With nan buffet and nan drinks flowing and nan cigars lit, it felt for illustration a segment we had done galore times astatine Artie Bucco’s [Vesuvio restaurant],” nan “Mob Town” prima explained.

Sigler, who was pregnant astatine nan time, mentioned her emotion for Michael Gandolfini, James’ boy pinch ex Marcy Wudarski, successful nan book.

Calling nan 26-year-old “such a talented character and a beautiful person,” — arsenic good arsenic James’ “greatest work” — Sigler wrote that Michael “made [her] deliberation of [her] ain unborn boy” that day.

“This was nan existent ending of ‘The Sopranos,'” Sigler added. “Jim had been nan sun that we each revolved around; he had been nan center. With him, nan full acquisition was now laid to rest.” 

Sigler and James played Meadow and Tony, respectively, successful nan Emmy-winning crime play for each six seasons from 1999 to 2007.

The latter died from a bosom attack in 2013 astatine nan property of 51.

James came up elsewhere successful Sigler’s memoir arsenic she recounted him uncharacteristically skipping her July 2003 wedding to ex-husband AJ Discala.

“Part of maine wonders if possibly he didn’t want it for me,” she wrote of nan “dark” union, which ended successful 2005.

Sigler recalled returning to nan “Sopranos” group post-nuptials to find “the room … wholly silent.”

She mused, “It was clear: nary of them were happy astir this for me. It would return maine 2 agelong years to understand why.”