Coleman was planning to remarry divorced wife

Gary Coleman was planning to remarry his ex-wife when his health improved - but the actor died before he could fully recover from heart surgery.

Coleman and Shannon Price quietly divorced just days before they were due to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in 2008, but the couple remained friends and lived together.

Price was with the former Diff'rent Strokes star when he fell at the home they shared in Utah and suffered a brain haemorrhage last week (ends28May10). Price also had her ex-husband's written permission to make medical decisions on his behalf, and she permitted doctors to turn off the actors life support system on 28 May (10) after he fell into a coma and she was advised to let him die.

And now the couple's agent, Sheila Erickson, tells UsMagazine.com her clients had planned to get married again.

She says, "They were recently talking about getting remarried. They were waiting for Gary’s health to get better. In fact, Gary wanted to (wed) two weeks ago."

Erickson reveals Coleman always referred to Price as his wife, adding, "Even though they were divorced, it wasn't something that stopped them from being together. It (divorce papers) was just a piece of paper to Gary and Shannon."

The agent reveals Coleman and Price decided to split after realising that they had "jumped into something too soon".