More light continues to be shed on the circumstances of Stephen “tWitch” Boss’s death. The beloved choreographer died by suicide in December 2022. For the first time since his painful passing, his wife, Allison Holker, is opening up about her husband’s mental health struggles. The grieving widow admitted that her husband lived a double life — one where he brought others joy and the other where he drowned in depression.
Holker discussed her husband’s life behind the spotlight during an appearance on Taylor Lautner’s podcast, The Squeeze. She confessed that while the world loved her husband because of his bubbly personality, that wasn’t the true him. “So, Stephen. It’s interesting. I knew him as Stephen. A lot of people knew him as ‘tWitch.’ Very two different humans,” she explained.
When asked if tWitch lived most of his life struggling with his mental health, the SYTYCD alum answered:
“He wore this character of ‘tWitch,’ and it did become a part of who he was but that extroverted personality was not natural for him.”
Allison Holker
She continued, “So when he would go out as ‘tWitch’ and make sure he’s spreading all this love and joy and positivity and be dancing all the time for people — an entertainer, and such — it would drain his energy. And he would have to come home and he would always tell me … our home was his safe place.”
How Stephen “tWitch” Boss Dealt With His Depression
Even when he was away from the spotlight, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss still couldn’t find complete solace. Holker explained that Boss often recharged himself by diving deeper into “darker” activities. In her words:
“When you’re saying recharge your battery that also comes with the state of depression because you get really low. And you had to let him have that space to really kind of find himself in a darker space, let him live in that. He would always find his way out, though.”
Allison Holker
Unfortunately, it seems he wasn’t able to bring himself out of it from the final time. Holker painfully explained that while Boss worked hard to address his mental health struggles, he probably wasn’t aware he needed more help.
