Stephen "tWitch" Boss's Widow, Allison Holker, Opened Up About How She Explained His Death To Their Kids,"[The conversation] is honestly something I wouldn't wish for anybody. It's really hard," she shared.
Stephen “tWitch” Boss’s Widow, Allison Holker, Opened Up About How She Explained His Death To Their Kids
This post discusses suicide.
As you recall, Stephen “tWitch” Boss — a dancer, choreographer, producer, and TV personality — died by suicide in December 2022. His death devastated so many people who watched him as a staple on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Allison said she has gone back in her mind and tried to figure out if there were signs that she missed. But now she tries not to. “I had to tell myself, I can’t change anything that’s happened.” Still, Allison talks to him every night.
Allison then shared how she explains tWitch’s death to their three children, who are 14, 7, and 3 years old. “[The conversation] is honestly something I wouldn’t wish for anybody. It’s really hard,” she shared.
After the interview, Hoda shared with her Today cohosts that Allison told her that recently, she went into her children’s room and they were talking out of the window at the sky. When Allison asked them what they were doing, they said, “We’re talking to Dad.”
Allison has now partnered with mental health organization NAMI Westside Los Angeles, saying, “What I would really love is to bring awareness to mental health — to open the conversations, to hopefully help people to feel comfortable asking for help. I really do want to make an impact on behalf of someone I love so much.”
You can watch Allison’s interview with Hoda here.
Dial 988 in the US to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Other international suicide helplines can be found at befrienders.org. The Trevor Project, which provides help and suicide-prevention resources for LGBTQ youth, is 1-866-488-7386.