NCIS’ Pauley Perrette inundated with support from former co-stars as she grieves loss
The stars of NCIS rallied together to support Pauley Perrette after she opened up about the recent d***h of her cousin, Wayne.
Pauley Perrette shot to fame for her role as Abby Sciuto on CBS’ hit drama NCIS and has since maintained her bond with longtime fans following her 2018 exit. The actress was inundated with messages of support from fans and her former co-stars as she shared a touching tribute to her cousin.
Pauley took to Instagram with a video dedicated to her late cousin Wayne.
As the actress flicked through photos of them together, she shared: “Hey, can you call? Sure,” she continued: “I feel like everyone has their human, has their person.
“They’re your spouse, your boyfriend, your girlfriend. It could be a friend, sibling or parent, for me, it was my cousin, my cousin Wayne.”
“He was everything to me, people would say he was like my brother, we were like twins.”
As Pauley continued to swipe through photos, she added: “Everything was about us, he would come out here to Hollywood from Tennessee.
“And tell stories he would only tell me about being a firefighter and EMT, and we would shoot the s**t, drink beer and shots of moonshine he would bootleg here cross country in his cough bag.”
The 53-year-old chuckled as she recalled: “Can you call me? Yes sure, Wayne’s dead, March 18th 2022.”
Pointing at a photo of her cousin, Pauley added: “It’s been one year and I still don’t know who I am without him.”
Pauley’s comment section was inundated with messages of support and well-wishes from her followers.
This included her former co-star Brian Dietzen, who plays Jimmy Palmer, he simply wrote: “Love you, P,” with a love heart emoji.
Jenny Shepard star Lauren Holly added: “Love u P, I know.”
Fans including @rrodman wrote: “Words are inadequate and empty when trying to console for such a loss. I wish there was something I could put here to help you find peace.”
@ma.lia9977 commented: “I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family.”
Relating to Pauley’s grief, @jojo_bt17 shared: “Still very much grieving the loss of my best friend since we were kids..it’s been 15 months and most days it feels like yesterday. Much love & peace to you on this journey. It’s not easy.”
While @hurricaneshane1 advised: “Remember Wayne with the smile you always had when you were together and let him know he is loved and never ever forgotten.”
Pauley had previously opened up about the loss of her father who died from coronavirus in January 2021.
Earlier this year, she paid tribute to her father on social media with a post on the first anniversary of his d****h.
The post was captioned: “One year ago my beloved dad d**ed of #Covid. His political party told him it was fake and like hundreds of thousands of others they k****d him with that.
“There were no vaccines then just exhausted healthcare workers, dead bodies all over and me saying goodbye on a nurse’s cell phone.”
NCIS season 20 continues Mondays on CBS in the USA and the following Wednesday on Disney+ in the UK.
