Kelsey Grammeris remembering his friend and costarKirstie Alleyas a beautiful talent.
Alley died shortly after being diagnosed with cancerin December at the age of 71.
More than two months later, Grammer, 68, reflected on his friendship with his lateCheerscostar during an appearance onTheRachael Ray Showto air on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
“I loved Kirstie,” said Grammer. “She was always beautiful. She just had that thing about her. She was a radiant human being and that came through her.”
Added Grammer: “She knew how to love. She was so honest in her emotions all the time.”
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He recalled a time when he “got in trouble with the law” and Alley was there to support him.
“She showed up,” he said. “She was one of the only ones who really showed up … to be supportive and that was magnificent.”
Grammer went on to remember Alley as “a wonderful person. She always made me laugh. Everything she did made me giggle. The first time I went to her house there were lemurs living on the property and I thought, only in Kirstie world.”
He shared that he was supposed to see Alley at a friend’s book signing event.
“Kirstie was noticeably missing and about a week later she was gone,” Grammer said.
Ray then told Grammer, “I’m just blessed that I even knew her and I’m thrilled that you shared some of those thoughts with us. Thank you, my friend.”
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Alley died on Dec. 5, 2022.
“We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,” her children True and Lillie Parker confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.
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