Joey King's reunion with Kissing Booth 2 costar Taylor Zakhar Perez takes a somber turn as he recalls dedicating Red, White & Royal Blue to late sister Kristy after her sudden death Zakhar Perez's sister Kristy died in 2023 at age 44 from an aggressive cancer He shared his regret that she never got to see him star in Red, White & Royal Blue The actor went on to praise his costar Joey King for being a leader on set By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 21:50 BST, 10 June 2024 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 10 June 2024 e-mail 16 shares View comments Joey King and her Kissing Booth series costar Taylor Zakhar Perez both looked over the moon as they caught up with each other as part of Variety's Actors on Actors series. But the conversation took a somber turn as Taylor, who played one of the lead roles in Red, White & Royal Blue , opened up about the difficulty of filming the popular gay rom-com while knowing that his sister Kristy would never see him in it, as she had died from an aggressive form of cancer shortly before the Netflix film's release.
The actors, who first appeared together when Taylor joined the cast of The Kissing Booth 2, also looked back on the start of their work friendship and how Joey's experience as a child actor in Hollywood allowed her to mentor Taylor. Taylor, 32, brought up his late sister when he recalled how he became the de facto oldest sibling in his family, despite being the sixth of eight children, as his older siblings were considerably older and h.
