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Eileen Davidson Opens Up About Her ‘Young And The Restless’ Costar Kristoff St. John’s Death
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Feb. 4 2019, Published 6:29 p.m. ET
Eileen Davidson has opened up about the shocking passing of her Young and the Restless costar Kristoff St. John. Read on for all the details.
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“I’ll miss you Steel @kristoffstjohn1,” Eileen tweeted on Monday afternoon, February 4, next to a broken heart emoji.
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Eileen wasn’t Kristoff’s only Y&R costar to issue their thoughts on his tragic death. He began with the soap series back in 1991.
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Melody Thomas Scott, who has been with Y&R for almost 40 years, tweeted, “Thank you all for your condolences for my dear friend Kristoff. We all loved him so much. Brokenhearted.”
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Eric Braeden also issued some kind words about his Y&R costar. “Sitting by myself in my car! It’s raining outside, with dark clouds and wind outside... am reading your tweets about my friend KRISTOFF! Thank you all for your kind words! I have none right now! He was a hell of an actor and simply one of the nicest guys ever! Can’t believe it!”
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Kristoff died on Sunday, February 3. One of his friends reportedly went to check on him at his home in San Fernando Valley, where they found his body.
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Police and paramedics were alerted and responded. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The LAPD confirmed his death on Monday, February 4.
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RadarOnline.com reported that Kristoff’s autopsy has been completed, but the cause of death is deferred. “The Medical Examiner is requesting additional investigation and laboratory testing,” a spokesperson told Radar exclusively.