Days after Cameron Boyce's death in 2019, Skai Jackson attended The Lion King premier and tearfully told Entertainment Tonight that her former Disney Channel co-star "was like a brother to me, so it's very sad." She noted that he was a happy person and pledged to continue to honor his legacy. 

Jackson has posted several photos remembering Boyce on her Instagram, including a throwback video of the two of them from their Jesse days on what would have been his 21st birthday. "He was just such a loving down-to-earth person — how you saw him is how he really was," she told Good Morning America. "I miss him, and we'll just continue his legacy and do everything that he would want to do."

Jackson, 18, became the youngest competitor on Dancing with the Stars in 2020, and on the Oct. 5 episode, she planned another tribute to her beloved co-star. According to Newsweek, the Bunk'd star prepared a foxtrot to the John Legend song "Ordinary People" in Boyce's honor. It's unclear if that dance will get her through to the next round, but what is clear is the powerful relationship she shared with her Jesse co-star.

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