SOUTHHAVEN, Miss. — Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown declared his love for the pop icon during a concert with his band New Edition in Mississippi on Saturday night, Us Weekly reported.

Brown reportedly broke down back stage before the show in Southhaven, a few miles south of Memphis, and opted against joining his bandmates for the first song.

He appeared onstage for a second song and then, after another, Brown shouted, “I love you, Whitney,” before blowing a kiss to the sky with visibly teary eyes.

Houston died in a Beverly Hills hotel Saturday, aged 48. She and Brown were married for 14 years before splitting in 2006. They have a daughter, Bobbi Kristina.