Dove Cameron Calls Late Friend and Costar'' Cameron Boyce the 'Most Alive Person I've Ever Met'

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It’s been two years since the tragic death of actorCameron Boyceat the age of just 20 years old — and one of his closest friends is working hard to keep his memory strong.

“He was the most alive person I’d ever met,“Dove Camerontells PEOPLE, calling her formerDescendantscostar “my soulmate.”

Boyce, a child star who rose to fame on Disney hitsBunk’d,JessieandThe Descendantsfranchise, died in July 2019 aftersuffering a seizurein his sleep due to epilepsy.

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“I speak to [Descendantsstar] Booboo [Stewart] or [director] Kenny [Ortega] because I can only truly find comfort in the people who knew him in the same way that I did. And I find solace in speaking to his family and our community.”

Earlier this year, Camerongot a tattoo in Boyce’s honor: a revolver with a bouquet, a nod to Boyce’s gun reform foundation, Wielding Peace.

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“The idea is giving young kids an alternative to gun violence,” says Cameron. “The organization was very important to him. I hope one day I’ll find peace around [Boyce’s death]. And I think the best way to have Cameron continue on is to do the work that was important to him.”

source: people.com