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Allison Holker she explained her intention behind it including personal details about her late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss in her forthcoming memoir.
“To Stephen’s fans and our family and friends, I want to be clear that my only intention in writing the book is to share my own story as well as part of my life with Stephen to help other people,” she wrote Holker, 36, via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, January 8. “Just like you, I never knew what happened, and even as I try to put the pieces together I will never know in truth.”
Holker shared that for the people who decide to pick up the book, titled So Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Lightshe hopes they will be able to “celebrate the love and life” she and Boss had with their three children: Wesley’s daughters Renae and Zaia and their son Maddox. (Boss died in December 2020 by suicide. He was 40 years old.)
“I hope that by sharing our full story maybe I can help someone else who might see themselves or a loved one in Stephen,” Holker continued. “By sharing I hope they might be able to catch some of the red flags I missed before it’s too late.”
Allison Holker’s memoir This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light has sparked mixed reactions from the dance community and the family of late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss. Ahead of the book’s publication, Holker, 36, spoke to People in an interview published on Tuesday, January 7, claiming she learned that Boss had struggled with (…)
While writing the book, Holker shared that she spoke with multiple mental health nonprofits for the last “two years”. to make sure she can write honestly and accurately illustrate the difficult subject. She also plans to donate the proceeds of the novel to the foundation she set up in memory of Boss.
“My hope is that we won’t need to lose another husband, brother, father, or friend to suicide,” she said “I believe that if Stephen could choose, he would choose to be allowed to tell his story if that was editing. save even one life. Much love to everyone who has supported our family for many years.”
Earlier this week, Holker received an online backlash after she revealed details of Boss’s life that she never discussed publicly before his death. Holker also admitted that she was read Boss magazines in an attempt to find closure after his death.
Allison Holker is backing Jenna Dewan amid backlash for sharing details about late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss in her upcoming memoir. “Love u @allisonholker and sharing this will help others know to reach out for help,” Dewan, 44, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, January 7, including a red heart emoji. Alongside (…)
“Reading Stephen’s journals, and even going back into the books he had read and the things he highlighted and lined up, gave me a better perspective of where he was in life and the kind of things he was struggling with,” he said. in an interview with People on Tuesday, January 7. “It made me feel a lot of empathy for him and sadness for all the pain he was holding.”
Many of Boss’s family members and friends Holker was publicly condemned after the article goes live.
“Anyone who knows me knows that I go straight to the source during a conflict and handle my business,” Courtney Ann Plattwhich appeared on So You Think You Can Dance alongside Holker, he wrote via Instagram on Tuesday. “But as it is clear that there is no shame in being so public, I have not said a word in two years but here I am. This is by far the most opportunistic, classless and opportunistic act I have ever seen in my life.”
