Allison Holker Reflects on Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ Legacy
Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Allison Holker had recently celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary.
“I could not be more grateful to celebrate this wonderful magical day!!!” Holker wrote Dec. 10, 2022, on Instagram, reflecting on their sun-kissed nuptials. “Saying YES to @sir_twitch_alot has been one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life!! I feel so blessed and loved!! I love you baby and I’ll never take you or OUR love for granted! I LOVE YOU.”
Boss also marked the occasion, sharing several photos from their reception taken—where else?—on the dance floor.
Three days later, he was gone.
“The way we loved was so beautiful,” Holker told Hoda Kotb on TODAY in May, her first interview since her husband’s death by suicide. “I got 13 years with one of the most magical humans and I learned so much about love and gratitude.”
On what would have been their 10th anniversary, Holker wrote of honoring love by finding “peace and gratitude in the memories of those who have transformed our souls forever.”
She and Boss shared daughter Zaia, 4, son Maddox, 7, and her daughter Weslie, 15, from a previous relationship.
Before what would have been Boss’ 41st birthday on Sept. 29, Holker shared some scenes from their current normal—Zaia and Maddox riding bikes, bowling night, Weslie learning how to drive.
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“Life today… So proud of my angels!” she captioned a Sept. 28 Instagram post. “Allowing love to remain in our hearts guiding us and leading us. There are some really tough moments we’ve had some really tough days but we lean on each other and lift each other up. We start every morning by saying .. we do the tough things! It’s our most vulnerable moments that make us stronger together and forever!”
After admittedly not being ready for months, the 35-year-old started sharing dance clips again in August (now featuring the very talented Weslie and choreographer friend Brittany Perry-Russell). Slick routines in the kitchen, living room and backyard had always been a thing she and Boss did together, posting their last video—recorded in front of the Christmas tree—three days before he died.
“Truly felt so beautiful to dance again,” Holker wrote, acknowledging the momentousness of her first dance video without Boss. “I was overwhelmed with so many emotions. I was both scared and excited. But dance has always been there for me … even now and I am so grateful for that.”
She’s since sold the home she and Boss shared and settled into a new L.A.-area home with the children.
“To us, Daddy’s in the stars,” Holker said on TODAY. “So, we can go outside and talk to him whenever we want…They simply ask, ‘When is daddy coming back?’ and that’s a very tough one.”
Boss first popped and locked his way into the national consciousness in 2008 on the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance,
