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“She loved so hard she was often moved to tears, and laughter that moved through her entire body and joy that radiated out of her pores,” Brosnahan added. “She spread stardust over everyone she came into contact with. I was lucky to be in her orbit.”

Brosnahan, who is back on Broadway in “The Sig in Sidney Brustein’s Window” alongside Oscar Isaac, ended her post by saying being in New York is strange without Spade.

“It’s strange to be in New York without her,” she said. “It’s strange to be back on stage without her. But also, she’s still here.”

Spade, the fashion designer who co-founded and co-owned the designer brand Kate Spade New York, died by suicide on June 5, 2018.

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After her death, Brosnahan has shared multiple tributes to her aunt on social media. Shortly after Spade’s death, she shared a video on Instagram of her aunt dancing and wrote in the caption, “Knowing Katy, this is how she would want to be remembered.”

In 2019, Brosnahan starred in the campaign for France Valentine, a fashion label Spade co-founded before her death.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (U.S.) or 877-330-6366 (Canada) and The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386.

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