Carol Burnett reveals what she received from Lucille Ball after her demise

Carol Burnett recently opened up about receiving the message from Lucille Ball after her passing.

For the unversed, Ball, the renowned American actress and comedian, passed away on April 26, 1989, at the age of 77, the same day when Burnett marked her 56th birthday.

In a clip shared with PEOPLE magazine from her forthcoming special, The Carol Burnett Show: Mother of All Marathons, the 92-year-old American comedian and actress revealed how the late comedy icon supported her in the world of entertainment.

Burnett admitted, “The woman who influenced me probably the most was Lucille Ball. She came to see me in Once Upon a Mattress, which was my first Broadway break, and she was there the second night, and I was more nervous that she was in the audience than I was the night before, when all the critics were.”

The Palm Royale star went on to share that Ball even came to meet her backstage.

Calling to mind their meeting, she added, "We sat and we talked for about a half-hour and she was so supportive and she said, 'Kid...' — she called me kid, she was 22 years older than I was — and she said, 'Kid, whenever you need me, give me a call.’”

After some years, when the Annie actress got a special television show, she “got up the nerve and called her, and she said, 'Hey kid, you're doing great. What's happening?' And I was so nervous and I kind of flustered ... and she said, 'When do you need me?’”

“She came on the show and then later on, years later, I did her show after I Love Lucy, and she was a guest on my show when I got my variety show. We were very close, and she always sent me flowers on my birthday. So this one morning I got up, turned on the television set — it was my birthday — and she had died that morning, on my birthday. And that afternoon, I got the flowers that said, 'Happy birthday, kid,’” Burnett revealed.

Before concluding, it is pertinent to mention that The Carol Burnett Show: Mother of All Marathons with new exclusive introductions with Burnett will be aired on May 10 and 11 on Shout! TV.