Elizabeth Taylor was in lot of pain before death, says Debbie Reynolds

Actress Debbie Reynolds has revealed that late Dame Elizabeth Taylor was in a lot of pain before her death.

Best known for their decades-long rivalry, Taylor and Reynolds managed to mend their friendship and even shared an intimate moment two weeks before Taylor's death on Wednesday.

"I said, 'Getting old is really sh--,' " the New York Daily News quoted Reynolds, as telling Access Hollywood Live.

"And she said, 'It certainly is. It certainly is, Debbie. This is really tough.' "

"I said, 'Well, you just hang in there now, Elizabeth,' " Reynolds said.

"And she said, 'I'm really trying."

"God bless her; she's on to a better place," Reynolds said.

"I'm happy that she's out of her pain, because she was in a lot of pain," Reynolds added.