Allison Holker has found love again after the suicide of her husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss.
The 36-year-old former “Dancing With the Stars” cast member gave a glimpse of her new relationship on Instagram on Wednesday by posting a photo showing the shadow of her and a man holding hands.
She simply captioned the sweet photo with a red heart emoji to indicate that the mysterious man was her lover.
Many people wished Holker well in her new romance, including fellow widower Amanda Kloots, who commented, “I’m so happy for you.”
The professional dancer married Boss in 2013 and the couple has three children: Weslie (16), Maddox (8) and Zaia (4).
However, in December 2022, the former DJ of the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” was found dead in a hotel room in Los Angeles; he had sustained a gunshot wound. He was 40 years old.
Boss reportedly left a suicide note describing past challenges and mental health issues.
However, Holker, for her part, claimed to police that there had been no argument between her and her husband before he moved out of the house and that there had been no “problems” between them.
The former “So You Think You Can Dance” singer was seemingly taken aback by the death of her beloved dance partner and said her heart “hurt” when she first spoke about her grief.
“We miss you so much,” she added in her Instagram post at the time.
A few months later, in February 2023, Holker thanked her fans for giving her “hope and inspiration.”
At about this time, she was also dealing with the legal aspects of her husband’s death.
That same month, Holker filed a petition in a California court to award her half of Boss’s estate because he died intestate, arguing that no written agreements had been made between the two.
The following May, Holker burst into tears and recounted the difficult conversations she had to have with her children about their father’s death.
“It’s honestly something I wouldn’t wish on anyone. It’s really hard,” she previously said on “Today.”
“For us, Dad is in the stars. So we can go out and talk to him whenever we want. … They just ask, ‘When is Dad coming back?’ and that’s really hard.”
However, in June of this year, Holker admitted that she was now ready to start dating again.
“I’m just trying to embrace (the growth) and see what my next steps are with (my) career, (my) decisions and dating,” she told People at the time.
“I still want to have love, I still want to travel the world. I still want to see and experience new things, with new people, new energy, my friends, my family, a loved one – a potential one – and my children.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline on 988.