Ellen DeGeneres is remembering her late friend, Stephen tWitch Boss , one year after his death. Boss, who was the DJ and frequent co-host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show , was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Dec. 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. He was 40.

DeGeneres shared some treasured memories of Boss in an Instagram video Wednesday.

I loved that every single day after the show, we would sing and dance to some song, and then we would make each other laugh somehow, she said in the video . And then we would walk off, arm in arm and I would say, I love you, and hed say, Love you much.

And every single day, thats how we ended the show, arm in arm, she added. I miss that.

DeGeneres was already filming season 11 of her show when Boss, a former So You Think You Can Dance contestant, reportedly joined as a guest DJ in 2014. He eventually became a beloved cohort of DeGeneres, and a staple of the show, which often required traveling.

DeGeneres recalled filming at Miraval, a resort and spa focused on mindfulness in Arizona, where Boss successfully scaled a sizable pole and balanced atop it. She said it was one of the most fun shoots they ever had, and one of the last trips they ever took.

The talk show said goodbye after 19 seasons last May.