Allison Holker Bosspreviously spoke out about husbandStephen “tWitch” Boss' pivotal role in their family in the years before hissudden death.
In a jointinterviewwith PEOPLE in March 2020, Allison praised the formerEllen DeGeneres ShowDJ for being an “amazing, supportive husband,” and called him the “anchor” of their family of five. The couple shareschildrenZaia, 3, Maddox, 6, and Weslie, 14.
“I’m very grateful to have the amazing, supportive husband that I do because he just honestly jumps in at any moment to help,” Allison said of her husband at the time.
“I just feel like I’m very, very, very blessed to have that kind of husband,” she added. “He’s my support system and our anchor for our family, for sure.”
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Stephen “tWitch” Boss with his wife Allison and family.Allison Holker/Instagram
Allison shared similar sentiments about her husband whenconfirming his sudden deathon Wednesday, telling PEOPLE he was the “backbone of our family.”
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” she said in a statement. “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans.”
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Closing her statement, Allison shared a message for her husband. “Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you,” she concluded.
Stephen was best known for being a DJ and co-executive producer onTheEllen DeGeneresShow. He also made a name for himself onSo You Think You Can Danceas a contestant and latera judgewhen the series returned in 2022.
source: people.com
