So You Suppose You Can Dance alum Courtney Platt acknowledged that her “coronary heart [was] heavy” following the dying of costar Joshua Allen at age 36.
“[Allen] carried his struggles, he was an unimaginable expertise and an enormous a part of my life. We didn't communicate on a regular basis, we didn't need to however once we did we'd decide up proper the place we left off as a result of we have been fam,” Platt, 37, wrote by way of Instagram on Wednesday, October 1. “Our connection runs deep and all the time will [forever]. I'll maintain onto the artistry he introduced into the world, the epic experiences we had collectively and the attractive, hilarious, generally powerful, uncommon, life-changing reminiscences we shared.”
One in every of Allen's kinfolk revealed to TMZ on Wednesday that the skilled dancer was struck and killed by a prepare in the future earlier. He was reportedly pronounced useless at a hospital close to his residence in Texas.
In 2008, Allen gained the fourth season of So You Suppose You Can Dance over Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who died by suicide in December 2022 at age 40. Platt additionally competed on the fourth season of SYTYCD and completed fourth general.
“He'll all the time be a part of me — irrespective of the gap, irrespective of the silence in between,” Platt wrote in her tribute. “Our connection doesn't finish right here. Actually hoping he and [tWitch] are dancing collectively proper now, making some Batman and Superman kinda magic whereas sippin' on some Jack AND Daniels. #iykyk #IVREALIVEVER 💔 Relaxation in Peace Joshua.”
“I'm rocked. IV REAL IV EVER. On this life, and the subsequent,” fellow So You Suppose You Can Dance season 4 star Jessica King responded.
SYTYCD season 11 contestant Emily James supplied her personal condolences, writing: “A Stunning & gifted soul gone too quickly. Sending a lot love.”
Boss' brother Dré Rose additionally paid tribute by replying to Platt: “No lies informed. Gone too quickly. Till we meet on the opposite aspect ❤️🕊️. Nothing however Jack n Coke @courtneyannplatt 😫I'll have some for them.”
Joshua Allen in March 2016. Getty/Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram first reported on Tuesday, September 30, that police responded to a misery name close to railroad tracks in Fort Price, Texas, the place they discovered a person who'd been struck by a prepare. An investigation into the lethal incident is ongoing.
A relative of Allen's subsequently informed TMZ that the dancer was upbeat and spoke about his robust religious conviction of their ultimate dialog.
“One of many final issues he stated was to maintain God first always. You must be actual with your self earlier than you could be actual with anyone else,” the relative recalled.
Allen's buddy Emmanuel Hurd remembered the dancer as “a really sincere, actual individual” who confronted vital struggles all through his life.
“He didn't all the time do issues the best way that everyone thought he ought to, however that's why he was a winner,” Hurd informed the outlet.
Honoring a misplaced love. Allison Holker has usually paid tribute to her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, following his dying in December 2022. “To my husband, finest buddy, babe, Chee-chalker, Superman and father of my kids I LOVE YOU FOREVER and ALWAYS!” Holker wrote by way of Instagram in January 2023 alongside a slideshow of photos from […]
Allen rose to fame in 2008 when he was topped America's Favourite Dancer on the Fox dance competitors and gained a $250,000 grand prize. His SYTYCD success led to appearances in quite a few films and TV tasks, together with Step Up 3D, Group, American Horror Story and the 2011 remake of Footloose.
In March, Allen commemorated his thirty sixth birthday with a now poignant message by way of Instagram.
“Grateful to see one other 12 months….Cheers to a different journey across the ☀️ Thanks GOD!! 👶🏾🎂🎉🎁🤴🏾,” he wrote on the time. “To everybody who known as, texted, Voicemail together with your assist and love I SEE you — know that it's very a lot appreciated 💯❤️🔐.”
