Home And Away’s Kristy Wright Shares Heartbreaking Post To Ben Unwin

Yesterday, we heard the heartbreaking news that former Home and Away star Ben Unwin had passed away.

Ben was just 41-years-old and is believed to have passed away last week.

NSW police released a statement on August 14 stating "Police attended Minyon Falls, Whian Whian, responding to a concern for welfare. The body of a 41-year-old man was located. The death has not been treated as suspicious.”

Ben played the popular character Jesse McGregor on Home and Away from 1996 to 2000. He then returned in 2002 and stayed on the series for a few more years.

Fellow Home and Away star Kristy Wright, who played Chloe Richards on the series, has taken to Instagram to share her own tribute to her co-star.

Sharing with her followers the news left her, "completely lost for words... heartbroken and shattered.”

The two worked together for many years on the soap and shared an incredible bond.

Kristy shared a number of photos of them together with the touching caption, "In 1992 I met you for the first time and immediately fell into a crazy school girl crush. Watching you sing Tom Jones 'If I only knew' in your tight white pants is one of my favourite memories of you and just the first of so many. We were kids with the same dream and pretty quickly we became friends... my crush disappeared but my love for you was just beginning."

“Years later we both found ourselves working on that little show Home And Away and our friendship grew deeper. You harassed the writers to create a love story between our characters and when it finally happened we laughed our way through it and were just so happy to have the chance to work so closely with each other."

She added, "I sit here, with tears, as I look through old photos of us on our magical journey into adulthood. I feel privileged to have known you the way I did. I saw into your beautiful soul and you saw me... we were both big on maintaining eye contact... you always made me feel beautiful and you made me laugh... every day and anywhere I was with you. You were one of the most talented people I know, one of the kindest, smartest and funniest. You were a rock star. I am hearing your laugh now as I write this. We haven't spoken in a few years and I can not express in this moment how sorry I am for that... I can't believe you're not looking at the same sky as me right now."

"I miss you now that I know I will never see you again... I will forever regret not reaching out more... Beautiful Benny, Unners, Dingers... I'm so sorry. I love you. RIP my old friend.. see you on the next magical journey. Love, Bubs."

Home and Away's official Instagram account also posted on behalf of the cast and crew, writing, “The cast and crew of Home and Away are saddened to hear the passing of Ben Unwin. Ben played the character Jesse McGregor and joined the cast in 1996 - 2000, returning to Summer Bay in 2002 - 2005. We send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Ben."

Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this time.

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