Cape Town – South African actor Jamie Bartlett’s partner Rosa Onious has reportedly revealed that he died of cardiac arrest, as she gave her first interview since his passing.
Bartlett died on Monday at the age of 55.
His death sent a shock wave on social media.
According to Channel24, Bartlett’s partner, Onious said that Bartlett had taken a nap on the day, as he was not working. She said that he had asked her to wake him up at 17:00 because he had plans to meet with his friends.
However, when she woke him up, Bartlett wasn’t responding.
It was then when Onious and her mother who was outside the house called an ambulance.
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“They tried everything to resuscitate him, CPR, everything, but it was too late. We got the autopsy results, and they said it was cardiac arrest,” the report quoted Bartlett as saying.
Sunday Times reported that prior to his death, Bartlett had told Onious that he loved her and that she was his whole world.
Bartlett also spent his last moments spreading love to staff and customers at 012 Lifestyle Restaurant in Brooklyn, Pretoria where he made an appearance on Somizi’s invite.
Somizi was a Sunday resident chef at the venue on the day.
In the shared videos, Bartlett could be seen greeting, hugging and kissing staff and customers.
Take a look at some of Bartlett’s last moments before he died on Monday below:
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#RIPJamieBartlett #david_genaro just last night you were all happy,having a good time at 012 lifestyle.. making everyone laugh, le mpilo le yona ?? RIP ??? pic.twitter.com/WL5h001mKM
— Mal.M-Q (@MalMQ11) May 23, 2022
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