Vin Diesel and the stars of Furious 7 remembered their late co-star Paul Walker on Sunday at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles.
‘Paul Walker is here in spirit with us!’ Diesel, 48, said while accepting the award at the Galen Center for Choice Movie: Action/Adventure with co-stars Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez and Ludacris.
Walker died in November 2013 in a high-speed car accident following a charity event while Furious 7 was still filming.
There in spirit: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodrguez and Jordana Brewster honoured their late co-star Paul Walker on Sunday at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles
‘I can’t stand here and be rewarded like this without talking about somebody very, very, very important to us,’ said Diesel who was clad in a forest green tank-top and sunglasses.
‘One of the best blessings in our lives is the fact that we had the opportunity to call Pablo our brother. Paul Walker is here in spirit with us!,’ he added.
A photo of Walker was shown on a large screen behind them as Diesel, Brewster and Rodriguez held hands. Ludacris stood nearby and held the surfboard-shaped award.
Touching momen: Paul Walker was shown on a large screen as his Furious 7 co-stars accepted a Teen Choice Award
Diesel said that Walker’s family provided encouragement as they filmed the movie that opened in April and has earned more than $1.5 billion at the box office.
‘And since this is a Teen Choice Award, you beautiful teens, there is one teen in the audience that is a part of the family and kept us going. Her name is Meadow Walker,’ Diesel said as he acknowledged the late actor’s daughter.
‘t was Paul Walker’s family, his brothers, his parents, that kept us going while we were filming Furious 7,’ Diesel said.
Paying tribute: Jordana, Michelle and Vin applauded Paul Walker’s teenage daughter Meadow who was in attendance but not shown
Show co-host Ludacris then announced that Walked was posthumously won in the category Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure.
‘We miss you and we will always, always love you, Paul,’ Brewster added on the stage.
‘Rest in peace!,’ Ludacris said.
‘I love all of you and until Fast 8,’ Diesel said revealing the title of the next installment in the franchise.
Posthumous award: Ludacris remembered his co-star who also posthumously won the award for Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure
Close crew: Vin during his acceptance speech said the Fast And Furious cast consider each other as family
