'He was a larger than ife thespian, a larger than life human. He was humane and human about everything and everyone.'
Jamie Bartlett's former co-stars have described him as someone who was spontaneous and treated everybody with respect and equality. File photo.As South Africans come to terms with the death of celebrated actor Jamie Bartlett, those who worked closely with the star have been left nconsolable by his untimely passing.
Speaking to TshisaLIVE, many of those who worked closely with the star said they were unable to process his passing and were not in a condition to speak in tribute. "It's a total shock because I personally spoke to him on Friday. He was cheerful as usual, the Jamie I know. The flamboyant Jamie who loves life, who loves people. We are still shaken. How can it just happen like that to a 55 year-old person? We were looking forward to seeing more of his creative skills. We are shattered.""I remember most of the time he and I were the first to arrive on set. He came to set prepared.
"He played David Genaro. The way he played it it wasn't necessarily the way it was written, and he brought it the way he felt it should be. I know for everybody who was watching RZola Hashatsi, who played the role of DJ Shakes on the soapie, met Jamie in 2008 when he was presenting on the popular children's programfirst came to screens, Zola got the opportunity to interview Jamie and was a little star struck."He was a larger-than-life thespian, a larger-than-life human.
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