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.

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,