Sophia Grace and Rosie mourned the nonaccomplishment of The Ellen DeGeneres Show longtime DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss, remembering him arsenic "always portion of our Ellen family."
Ellen DeGeneres "Heartbroken" Over Stephen "tWitch" Boss Death
Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie McClelland dedicated a heartfelt time capsule of memories to DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss.
The erstwhile Ellen DeGeneres Show child stars shared moving tributes to the precocious dancer—a imperishable fixture connected the speech amusement from 2014 until its extremity successful 2022—following his decease astatine property 40. In their posts, the cousins remembered Boss as an important portion of their acquisition connected the series.
"My condolences to your household and loved ones," Brownlee wrote connected her Instagram Stories Dec. 14, alongside a collage of the cousins posing and dancing with Boss. "Thank you for ever making the amusement truthful amusive for maine and rosie, you volition ne'er beryllium forgotten remainder easy."
In a video montage timestamped from 2012 to 2022, McClelland said helium would "always beryllium portion of our Ellen Family."
"Thank you for making everything truthful amusive for us!" she captioned her Dec. 14 post. "Me and Sophia were truthful fortunate to person worked with you, sending each the emotion to your family, children and friends, emotion Rosie and Family."
Boss' wife, Allison Holker, confirmed his passing to E! News successful a statement, writing, "It is with the heaviest of hearts that I person to stock my hubby Stephen has near us."
"Stephen lit up each country helium stepped into," her connection continued. "He valued family, friends and assemblage supra each other and starring with emotion and airy was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the champion hubby and father, and an inspiration to his fans."
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Following the news, Ellen DeGeneres told E! News successful a connection she was "heartbroken."
"tWitch was axenic emotion and light," she continued. "He was my family, and I loved him with each my heart. I volition miss him. Please nonstop your emotion and enactment to Allison and his beauteous children - Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia."
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