Daisy Ridley has been left “devastated” by the death of her Star Wars co-star Carrie Fisher, who died on Tuesday.
Ridley played the role of Rey opposite Fisher’s Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and said she feels "lucky" to have known the American actress.
In a statement she said: “Devastated at this monumental loss. How lucky we all are to have known her, and how awful that we have to say goodbye.”
Fisher died, aged 60, on Tuesday four days after she suffered a cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles.
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She had been in the UK to promote her new book The Princess Diarist and the latest series of her upcoming Amazon show Catastrophe.
Her former co-stars have joined Hollywood stars from around the world to pay tribute in the wake of her death.
Mark Hamill, who played Fisher’s onscreen brother Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, tweeted: “No words. Devastated.”
C3PO star Anthony Daniels said: “I thought I had got what I wanted under the tree. I didn't. In spite of so many thoughts and prayers from so many. I am very, very sad.”
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Billy Dee Williams, who played resistance general Lando Calrissian, said he was “deeply saddened” by the loss of a “dear friend” and added: “The force is dark today!”
Harrison Ford, who played Fisher’s onscreen love interest Han Solo and reportedly had an affair with the actress while filming A New Hope, said: “We will all miss her. Carrie was one-of-a-kind... brilliant, original. Funny and emotionally fearless. She lived her life, bravely.”
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