Bernie Mac's wife Rhonda has revealed details of the comedian's last moments before his death on Saturday.

Speaking in an emotional interview with People, Rhonda recalled how she and her younger sister Mary Ann were with him the night before, as he came close to death.

She revealed: "He struggled for his life. He couldn't breathe. He opened his eyes on his own and looked at Rhonda.

“She called his name, and he opened his eyes and nodded to her. She smiled at him and told him, 'Don't leave me … 'I'm waiting for you to come back.'

“He shrugged his shoulders, and she said that's when she knew he was tired. He signaled to her that his body was tired."

On the details of his death, she added: “[The doctors] were working on him. They tried to resuscitate him two times. One time he came back for about an hour. Then he went into cardiac arrest the second time."