Allison Holker, the widow of Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, took to Instagram Wednesday saying she was ‘so honored and grateful’ to join the cast of So You Think You Can Dance’s 18th season as a judge.
‘What an absolute dream come true!!!’ said Holker, 35, who had appeared on the show in previous seasons. ‘A full circle moment that has changed my life in quite literally every way.’
Holker tagged colleagues Nigel Lythgoe, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Comfort Fedoke and Cat Deeley into the post, saying, ‘IM HOME!! And sitting next to people I admire and love is just perfection!!’
Holker, who is mother to three kids – Weslie, 15, from an previous relationship, and with Boss, Maddox, six, and Zaia, three – accompanied the announcement with a clip of her dancing to the 1997 song I’ll Be Missing You from Puff Daddy.
The announcement came nearly a year after Twitch was found dead at 40 on December 13, 2022 via a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in a Los Angeles hotel room, which authorities deemed a suicide.
Allison Holker, 35, the widow of Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss, took to Instagram Wednesday saying she was ‘so honored and grateful’ to join the cast of So You Think You Can Dance’s 18th season as a judge
The announcement came nearly a year after Boss was found dead on December 13, 2022 via a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in a Los Angeles hotel room, which authorities deemed a suicide. Pictured in LA December 5 of last year, just more than a week before his death
Holker was decked out in an all-red ensemble of a coat, dress and heels as she danced in a studio in the online clip.
She had her dark brown tresses down and smiled as she showed off her dancing skills ahead of her stint as a judge, which commences when the show returns to Fox March 4.
Following Boss’s death, Holker told People in a statement, ‘It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us. 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.’
Holker and Boss first crossed paths on the set of the dance competition in its second season in 2006, as he was a choreographer on the show and she was a contestant; in 2007, she was back on the show as an All-Star.
They began seeing one another in 2010 and exchanged vows in December of 2013 in a wedding at the Paso Robles, California vineyard owned by Lythgoe.
The series posted an image of its host and judges panel on social media Tuesday.
The caption read, ‘Meet us on the dance floor #SYTYCD is BACK for Season 18 – Monday, March 4 on @foxtv and next day on @hulu! Drop a comment below if you’ll be tuning in.’
The series posted an image of its cast on social media Tuesday. (L-R) Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Comfort Fedoke, host Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe and Holker
The dance pro accompanied the announcement with a clip of her dancing to the 1997 song I’ll Be Missing You from Puff Daddy
Holker was decked out in an all-red ensemble of a coat, dress and heels as she danced in a studio in the online clip
She had her dark brown tresses down and smiled as she showed off her dancing skills ahead of her stint as a judge, which commences when the show returns to Fox in March
Holker is mother to three kids – Weslie, 15, from an previous relationship, and with Boss, Maddox, six, and Zaia, three
The family earlier this year made their first appearance on the red carpet since Twitch’s tragic suicide.
In May, Holker and her eldest child were at the NAMI WLA Mental Health Gala at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month.
The mom and daughter were honored with the Heart Of A Champion Award at the event in honor of the late DJ-dancer, who was also an executive producer on Ellen.
A tribute clip was played in his memory; in accepting the honors, Holker thanked dance colleagues Derek Hough and Jenna Dewan ‘for coming out and helping to present this award for our family and our beloved Stephen.’
She added: ‘I call him Stephen, you call him Stephen and tWitch, and we love him for being both.’
Holker opened up on dealing with the family tragedy, telling People in May about the lessons she’s sought to impart on her children.
‘I’m trying to teach them – and myself – that if you’re angry or sad, it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person,’ Holker told the outlet. ‘We’re coping together, and that requires trust and being really vulnerable.’
She continued: ‘We lean on each other a lot for support because every single day is a new emotion. And honestly, not even day by day. It’s moment by moment.
Holker, 35, and her three kids – Weslie, 15, Maddox, six, and Zaia, three – were pictured in LA in May at the premiere of Spider-Man: Across The Universe
Boss was found dead on December 13, 2022 via a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in a Los Angeles hotel room, which authorities deemed a suicide. Pictured in June of 2022
Holker said of the family dynamics amid the difficult time, ‘We’re coping together, and that requires trust and being really vulnerable’
Holker said family members have been supportive of one another amid the tough times: ‘We want to be okay – and we are okay – but it’s taking a lot of work together’
‘You never know when something is going to trigger a memory or thought and make you go into your head a little bit, so we make sure to communicate that with each other.’
Holker said family members have been supportive of one another amid the tough times: ‘We want to be okay – and we are okay – but it’s taking a lot of work together.’
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