Dove Cameron is today remembering what would have been actor Cameron Boyce’s 22nd birthday. The 25-year-old actress and singer, who co-starred with Boyce in The Descendants, dedicated her Friday Instagram share to the former Disney star’s tragic 2019 loss, posting an emotional tribute for her 42.6 million followers and even wearing a t-shirt she wished still smelled like Boyce. Cameron passed away in summer 2019 aged 20 and from his epilepsy condition: a “sudden expected death in epilepsy,” the coroner ruled. See Dove’s post below.
Wishing It Still Smelled Like Him
Scroll for the post. Dove, who has been making headlines for her upcoming role in Powerpuff Girls, today took it back to The Descendants franchise she’s so known for. The blonde opened with a video of herself and Cameron, swiftly moving onto photos of them play-wrestling on a couch.
Happy times in further images turned sadder as Dove shared a simple selfie with her head cut off and while wearing an ordinary blue t-shirt.
“You should be 22 today. i am wearing your old shirt , the one i think you slept in mostly,” Dove opened.
See The Touching Photo Below
Mourning her co-star, Dove continued: “I wish it still smelled like you. i hope it still holds your dna, some piece of you. i close my eyes when i imagine the same place that covered your collar bones and heart now cover mine.”
Dove had called Boyce’s death one leaving behind a “colossal wake” in 2019 as she spoke of the “profound chasm that can never be filled.”
Dove then revealed that she was penning the tribute from a hot car in the valley, mentioning the “smell” of L.A. and the traffic and sunshine around her.
‘We Still Have Years’
Going whimsical, but sticking to the point, the Flawless Beauty faced added: “Times like these, mundane even, i’m 17 again and you are 14 and we have just met. we will pass each other on our way to our respective sets in the morning, each morning, and we’ll share a mischievous twinkle about everything that lies ahead of us. i still have years to love you more than i would then, we still have years.”
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Fan Hearts Break
Saying that Boyce still makes her laugh “like no-one else,” Dove added she’d “never been so sure that i can still feel the warmth of your cheek on mine, on my laughing lips as i fall over you, casual and clumsy tuesday morning, you are my family, we are kids like this.”
Over 400,000 likes were left in under an hour as fan comments also poured in. “He’s always looking out for you. i promise,” one wrote. Dove has also gotten a tattoo to commemorate Boyce.
