Sarah Michelle Gellar shared a throwback photo of her and Nicholas Brendon following the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” alum’s death at age 54.
On Saturday, the actress, who starred as the iconic Buffy Summers on the hit series, took to Instagram to pen a heartfelt goodbye to the actor, who played the lovable Xander Harris.
“‘They’ll never know how tough it is to be the one who isn’t chosen,’” Gellar began in her Instagram Post on Saturday, quoting Brendon’s character. “‘To live so near to the spotlight, and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes, because nobody’s watching me.’”
She added, “I saw you Nicky. I know you are at peace, in that big rocking chair in the sky.”
Co-star Alyson Hannigan, who played Willow Rosenberg, also posted a heartbreaking message.
“My Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers,” she captioned the shot of a Season 6 still from the series. “I will think of you every time I see a rocking chair. I love you. RIP 💔😢”
Caulfield, who played Brendon’s love interest Anya on the show, wrote on her stories that she has “no words yet, while David Boreanaz, who portrayed the beloved vampire Angel, reflected on their time together.
“Some people leave a mark without trying,” the “Bones” alum wrote in part on Instagram.
Brendon starred in the vampire series alongside Gellar, Hannigan, Caulfield, Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Seth Green and Anthony Stewart Head from 1997 to 2003.
In 2022, Brendon revealed he experienced a heart attack and was subsequently diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
The actor also battled cauda equina syndrome, for which he underwent multiple spinal surgeries.
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