Widow Allison Holker shared an emotional tribute video to her late husband following his memorial service.
The American dancer and close friend of Ellen DeGeneres took his own life last December aged 40.
In footage that showed Allison speaking to the camera, the wife of the late star expressed her thanks to fans for their continued support.
She said: ‘I just want to say thank you for all the love and support you guys have sent to me and my family at this time.
‘It has been very challenging and emotional, but you guys have brought so much hope and inspiration to us by sharing stories and memories and moments and different ways that Stephen impacted your life and it’s brought us so much hope and inspiration.
‘He was someone that was just beautiful and he lived his life from love, and he made you feel a certain way. My family and I have always said that we wanted to make sure that our purpose was looked out by bringing joy to people.
‘That’s not going to change for us, it’s going to feel a little bit different but we know that that’s our purpose and we’ll still do that to this day.
‘And I hope that we can remember the feeling that he gave us and remember that we can still move from there and choose love and we can still choose grace and we can still choose kindness and I will always be there for you guys and I appreciate you guys being there for us at this moment, it goes a really far way for us.
‘So thank you and I hope that you guys remember how special you are and how much of an impact you make.’
Chat show host Ellen left a comment of support under the video that read: ‘His light is still so bright. So is yours.’
‘Wrapping you and your family in love always,’ Jenna Dewan shared with the widow.
Her heartfelt message came just one week after the memorial in honour of her husband, that was held in Los Angeles.
Ellen was also present to remember her friend alongside numerous cast members from So You Think You Can Dance.
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