'I adored him': Melody Thomas Scott pays tribute to her late The Young And The Restless co-star Kristoff St. John By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:03 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 02:33 GMT, 19 February 2019 Viewcomments She starred with him on daytime soap The Young And The Restless for 28 years. And on Monday's daytime show The Talk, Melody Scott Thomas spoke about actor Kristoff St. John's sudden death on February 3. 'I adored him. We all adored him. There was something very unique and magical about him,' the 62-year-old actress explained, per People. Reminisced: Melody Scott Thomas, third from left, spoke about her The Young And The Restless co-star Kristoff St. John's sudden death on daytime TV show The Talk on Monday She went on: 'He would just draw you into his wonderful world. And all of his bear hugs, I can’t believe I’ll never get a bear hug.' St. John, who was 52, was found dead at his home in LA's San Fernando Valley. An autopsy has been completed but a formal cause of death has not been announced pending additional test results. Paid tribute: 'I adored him. We all adored him. There was something very unique and magical about him,' the 62-year-old actress, pictured in 2016, explained Longtime co-stars: Scott, who starred as Nikki Newman, and St. John, who starred as Neil Winters, had worked together on the daytime soap since the actor joined the cast in 1991 The actor, who played Neil Winters on Y&R since 1991, will be be laid to rest next to his son Julian who took his own life four years ago at age 24, according to TMZ. Scott, who has starred as Nikki Newman since 1981, acknowledged that the news of his death came as a shock and that she hadn't fully taken it in straight away because she still had episodes of the soap to shoot. 'I had to remain stoic,' she said on The Talk. 'I said backstage, when I come out and anybody asks me, I’m going to remain stoic.' RIP: St. John, 52, was found dead at his home in LA's San Fernando Valley. An autopsy has been performed and results are pending St. John had battled severe depression in the years following his only son's untimely death. In October 2017, he was placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold after threatening to shoot himself. Kristoff was again hospitalized earlier this year. He checked himself into the UCLA Medical Center after suffering another bout of depression. He was released only a few days prior to his death. The actor's final TV appearance came on February 6, three days after his death. The Young And The Restless paid tribute to St. John with a short package of behind-the-scenes clips at the end of the broadcast. St. John is survived by his two daughters, one from each of his two marriages. Last episode: The actor's final TV appearance came on February 6, three days after his death Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility