xsticher - "Some people just have to relate everything back to themselves, however in this case I would think she did it to let him know that she really does understand his grief and to give him comfort."
Admireable sentiments, but to be popping up to offer empathy on a national TV show is not really the compassion any grieving husband is looking for.
Ggrief is individual - it has to be borne individually, often in the wee small hours and alone, far away from the admitted sympathy of a nation for a well-loved actress.
To be honest, if I was grieving, and Gloria popped up to tell me she 'understood', that would be about as much use to me as telling me she 'understood' the pain of my broken leg, because she had a toothache.