A sad day for fans of the legendary television series Dawson Creek, following the death of Obi Ndefo, one of the actors who was part of this legendary teenage drama that aired between 1998 and 2003 and remained on the air for 6 unforgettable seasons and starred James van der Beek (Dawson Leery), Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter), Katie Holmes (Joey Potter) and Michelle Williams (Jen Lindley).
It was last Saturday when Obi Ndefo (51 years old), who played Bodie Wells in the series, died for reasons that have not yet been revealed. Last year 2019, the actor suffered a serious accident after being run over in the parking lot of a supermarket and for which both his legs had to be amputated. The perpetrator of the accident, who was identified after the accident, tested positive in the alcohol test.
Actor Obi Ndefo dies as a result of orthorexia
In his time on Dawson’s Creek, Ndefo will be remembered as the young Bodie Wells, who appeared in a total of five of the six seasons and in at least ten episodes of the series created by Kevin Williamson and played the role of the boyfriend of Bessie Potter (Nina Repeta), sister of Joey Potter (Katie Holmes).
Obi Ndefo passed away early Wednesday morning in a Los Angeles area hospital. Tragically, Obi’s heart gave out in his longstanding battle against the eating disorder orthorexia.
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It was his sister, Nkem Ndefo, who confirmed the actor’s death on her social networks: “Obi Ndefo passed away early Wednesday morning at a hospital in the Los Angeles area. Tragically, Obi’s heart stopped working in his long battle with the eating disorder known as orthorexia.”
“As her family, we are sharing this news to bring attention to the seriousness of orthorexia and in the hope that those suffering from this devastating disease will receive the compassionate care they deserve,” she added in another post.
Some time after the accident, Obi Ndefo gave an interview to the newspaper Los Angeles TimeShe demonstrated her composure: “What’s the point of feeling bad? I think: OK, my legs are damaged, I don’t know how I’m going to do this, but I do know how to do that.”
In addition to having done some acting roles, Obi Ndefo was also a writer, yoga teacher and founder of a non-profit organization to promote art and social welfare.
Katie Holmes says goodbye to her Dawson’s Creek co-star
One of the people who said goodbye to actor Ndefo was Katie Holmes, one of the stars of the series Dawson’s Creek and Tom Cruise’s ex-wife, with whom she shared several scenes in the series. “It was wonderful working with such a kind man. I send prayers and support to his family,” she wrote in a story from her personal Instagram account.
