Isabella Rossellini shared a simple and touching message following the death of director David Lynch, her former colleague and romantic partner.“I loved him so much,” the Italian actor wrote in an Instagram post on Friday,

Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to David Lynch - whose death was announced yesterday - with a post on Instagram. Rossellini shared an image of the pair embracing. The caption read: "I loved him so much.

Beloved filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, and when his family broke the news the next day, Hollywood’s grief mourned the loss of the great director, including the stars of his many films. Isabella Rossellini,

Isabella Rossellini, who had her breakout role in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” and went on to date the man for five years, paid tribute to the late director following his death. “I loved him so much. Thanks for all your kind messages,” Rossellini wrote on Instagram on Friday morning, posting a photo of her with Lynch.

Following David Lynch's passing, Isabella Rossellini, who acted her in his films Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart, paid him a tribute through Instagram. Rossellini, who dated Lynch for five years, put a photograph of them together and captioned it,