Kenneth Cole and Natasha Richardson at amfAR New York Gala to Kick Off Fall 2009 Fashion Week at Cipriani on 42nd Street - Arrivals. New York City, USA - 12.02.09

The actress suffered a fatal brain injury after falling during a skiing lesson in Montreal, Canada last week (16Mar09). She died from her injuries on Wednesday (18Mar09).

And Cole, who attended his late friend's wake on Friday (20Mar09), has revealed the tragic British star was only on the piste because members of her family thought a skiing trip would do her good.

Speaking at the launch of her first husband Robert Fox's Broadway play Gods of Carnage on Sunday night (22Mar09), the fashion designer said, "She was a very calculated person. She didn't love skiing because it was dangerous."

Source: WENN