3. Malcolm Jamal Warner And Michelle Thomas
In 1988, Malcolm Jamal Warner‘s character on The Cosby Show got a new girlfriend, played by Michelle Thomas. The on-screen romance became a real life romance as the two dated until 1994, long after The Cosby Show ended and during the time that Michelle Thomas portrayed Steve Urkel’s love interest on Family Matters. On December 23rd, 1998, Thomas died at the age of 30 from a rare form of cancer. The actress was a lifelong vegetarian who neither drank nor smoked, but in the end her healthy lifestyle didn’t matter. Even though they had broken up over four years earlier, it was Malcolm who was at her side during the final moments. His final words to her were ”Elephant Juice”; mouthing those words, explained Warner: “looks like you’re saying, ‘I love you.’ That was always our thing. When I saw her, I said, ‘Elephant juice.’ She smiled and said, ‘Elephant juice.’”
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