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One Tree Hill's Paul Teal Dead astatine 35: Bethany Joy Lenz Pays Tribute
Paul Teal’s loved ones are sharing much astir his tragic passing.
According to the precocious One Tree Hill alum’s spouse Emilia Torello, Paul died astatine the property of 35 7 months aft being diagnosed with signifier 4 neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer successful April, she told TMZ.
“He was the astir talented antheral I’ve ever met,” Emilia added to the outlet, which notes her arsenic Paul’s fiancée. “When helium acceptable his caput to something, determination was nary stopping him. He was the astir diligent and dedicated person. I genuinely believed with each of my bosom that helium would travel retired the different broadside of this due to the fact that of those traits. That’s what makes this nonaccomplishment adjacent much tragic."
Emilia besides shared that Paul had filmed a caller bid for Starz amid his crab battle, titled The Hunting Wives, noting being with the formed and unit helped promote him amid his wellness challenges.
Emilia confirmed Paul had died successful a Nov. 17 message, penning of her precocious love, “Paul, you were my soulmate, my soon-to-be-husband, my rock, and my future. You filled my lungs with laughter, my tummy with butterflies, and my bosom with love. You were taken excessively soon, successful a conflict that you fought bravely without fail.”
And successful the clip since his passing, galore of Paul’s erstwhile costars person shared their grief implicit his passing—including galore One Tree Hill alums, who worked with the precocious histrion during his clip connected the bid successful play seven.
As Jana Kramer, whose quality had a little romance with Paul’s, wrote, “Sending emotion and prayers to @paulteal household and friends. I had the implicit pleasance moving with him connected play 7 of OTH. He was ever truthful benignant and was truthful amusive to enactment alongside.”
Instagram/Emilia Torello
Similarly, Sophia Bush wrote connected her Instagram Story that Paul was “such a talent.”
But it was Bethany Joy Lenz who shared the longest relationship with Paul, dating backmost to an onstage accumulation of The Notebook in 2006—four years earlier she’d spell connected to formed and nonstop him successful One Tree Hill.
“He was shy and comic and truthful so comfy connected stage,” Bethany wrote successful her Nov. 17 post, which besides expressed her regret for losing interaction with Paul. “Like his 2nd skin. You couldn’t instrumentality your eyes disconnected him. Later, I was giddy to beryllium directing an occurrence of One Tree Hill wherever I’d get to formed a caller recurring character, Josh—the sleazy movie star.”
She added of the precocious actor, whose quality would travel retired arsenic cheery successful his seven-episode stint, “Paul, your clip present was similar a summertime romance for each of america who knew you, particularly if lone for a season. Bursting, exciting, profoundly moving, and unforgettable.”
Jana Kramer / Instagram
It’s a sentiment shared by Emilia, who spoke to the bequest her precocious spouse was leaving behind.
“While a portion of maine died with you, I committedness to combat to find joyousness successful beingness arsenic hard arsenic you fought to unrecorded each azygous day,” she wrote successful her Nov. 17 post. “The satellite is fortunate to person adjacent had a infinitesimal with Paul Teal, and I americium the luckiest idiosyncratic successful it, due to the fact that I got to telephone you mine. I volition emotion you forever.”
For a look astatine immoderate of the sweetest moments Emilia and Paul were capable to share, support reading.
Instagram/Emilia Torello
A Beautiful Beginning
Emilia Torello debuted her narration with Paul Teal successful 2022, penning nether a representation of their Halloween costumes, "You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see."
Instagram/Emilia Torello
A Picture-Perfect Moment
Over the years, Emilia chronicled her travels astir the satellite with Paul, including a November 2023 travel to Paris.
Instagram/Emilia Torello
In the City of Love
Emilia wrote of the trip, "Nearly 200,000 steps and 20 cappuccinos later…"
Instagram/Emilia Torello
Nothing But Smiles
The mates celebrated the Christmas play with coordinating oufits and a lukewarm beverage.
Instagram/Emilia Torello
It's Fantastic
The One Tree Hill alum and Emilia commemorated the merchandise of Barbie with a saccharine day nighttime successful the summertime of 2023.
Instagram/Emilia Torello
A Home Run
Emilia gave a look wrong her and Paul's July solemnisation for his 35th day successful an adorable three-part Instagram series—part 1 of which included a travel to the batting cages.
Instagram/Emilia Torello
Love successful the Great Outdoors
Part 2 of Paul's 35th day solemnisation progressive an August getaway successful the woods.
Instagram/Emilia Torello
Better Together
Emilia called the vacation, arsenic she captioned her 3rd day tribute to Paul, "Our play surviving successful the trees."
Instagram/Emilia Torello
A Heartbreaking Goodbye
On Nov. 17, Emiliar shared the tragic quality that Paul had passed away.
"Paul, you were my soulmate, my soon-to-be-husband, my rock, and my future," she wrote. "You filled my lungs with laughter, my tummy with butterflies, and my bosom with love. You were taken excessively soon, successful a conflict that you fought bravely without fail."
She continued, "The satellite is fortunate to person adjacent had a infinitesimal with Paul Teal, and I americium the luckiest idiosyncratic successful it, due to the fact that I got to telephone you mine. I volition emotion you forever."
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