{"id":2113028,"date":"2025-10-24T15:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2113028"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:53:48","slug":"nashville-co-star-hunter-mcvey-pays-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nashville-co-star-hunter-mcvey-pays-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville&#8217; co-star Hunter McVey pays tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F10%2F114100871.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Isabelle Tate\u2019s \u201c9-1-1: Nashville\u201d co-star is remembering the late actress.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/23\/entertainment\/9-1-1-nashville-actor-isabelle-tate-dead-at-23\/\">Tate died<\/a> from\u00a0a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease on Oct. 19, per her talent agency,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/mccrayagency\/3749947994578815787\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The McCray Agency<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>She was 23.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Isabelle Tate in 2023. <span class=\"credit\">izzy.tate\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hunter McVey told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/9-1-1-nashville-actress-isabelle-tate-dies-at-23-11835938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> on Thursday that he was \u201cshocked\u201d by the news.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know Isabelle prior to filming, but I couldn\u2019t have asked for someone better to work with on one of my first ever days on set,\u201d the actor, 26, said. \u201cI was terrified, nervous, and after each take we would get to exchange a couple words which were always supportive from her. I got the pleasure of talking with her after the scene and she had such a great energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McVey added that it was evident Tate \u201cbrought joy to a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c[I\u2019m] thankful I got a chance to work with Isabelle and that a part of her will live on forever in the pilot episode of\u00a0\u20189-1-1 Nashville,&#8217;\u201d he concluded. \u201cPrayers for her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tate appeared on the pilot episode of the Ryan Murphy-created series as Julie.<\/p>\n<p>The Oct. 9 episode saw Julie getting a lap dance from McVey\u2019s Blue after a fellow patron blocked her line of sight and called her \u201chot wheels\u201d due to her being in a wheelchair. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Isabelle Tate poses in a photo on Instagram. <span class=\"credit\">izzy.tate\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LeAnn Rimes\u00a0and\u00a0Chris O\u2019Donnell also star on the drama.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\">The Post learned that \u201c9-1-1- Nashville\u201d will have an \u201cin memoriam\u201d card for Tate at the end of next week\u2019s episode. <\/p>\n<p>The McCray Agency posted their own tribute to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQE4faCDeu7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram, penning<\/a>, \u201cWe are deeply saddened and completely heartbroken to share that Isabelle Tate passed away on October 19th. She was 23. I\u2019ve known Izzy since she was a teenager and she recently returned to acting. She booked the first series she auditioned for, 9-1-1 Nashville. She had a wonderful time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Isabelle Tate as Julie \u201c9-1-1 Nashville.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Isabelle Tate on \u201c9-1-1 Nashville.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The talent company added on Thursday <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/24\/entertainment\/9-1-1-nashville-star-isabelle-tates-cause-of-death-at-23-revealed\/\">that Tate passed away \u201cpeacefully\u201d<\/a> and her family \u201crequests privacy as they deal with this sudden and shocking loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The McCray Agency posed a link for followers to donate to the CMTA, the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, explaining: \u201cIn lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Izzy\u2019s memory be made at the same link.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\">Tate previously opened up about having the progressive neuromuscular disease in 2022. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Isabelle Tate and Hunter McVey in a scene from \u201c9-1-1 Nashville.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hunter McVey as Blue Bennings. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\">In a candid\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CmNYNyhMBM0\/?img_index=1\">Instagram post<\/a>, the actress explained she was diagnosed with the condition at 13.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\">Tate said the condition \u201cweakens my leg muscles over time,\u201d which caused her to need to use a wheelchair.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\">\u201cThis has been a difficult journey for me because having to accept help and surrender to the progression of this condition has been extremely hard,\u201d Tate elaborated. \u201cWhile I was trying to come to terms with this, I really did find that I lost myself in certain ways. I hated that it was not only breaking me down physically, but I was allowing it to also break down my spirit.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A still of Hunter McVey as Blue Bennings in \u201c9-1-1 Nashville.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\">She added, \u201cI would\u2019ve never expected something like this to happen to me, as most of us wouldn\u2019t. I don\u2019t know why these were the cards I was dealt in life, but I can\u2019t change it so I\u2019m choosing to embrace it and not let it define me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/us\/obituaries\/name\/isabelle-tate-obituary?id=59839621\">her obituary,<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIsabelle loved volunteering her time to all things, particularly animals \u2013 her idea of a fun outing was visiting an animal shelter and doling out lots of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The obituary went on to describe Tate as an \u201caspiring actress,\u201d who was\u00a0\u201cthe life of the party,\u201d \u201cfull of fire, a fighter\u201d and \u201cnever once making excuses for the fact that she might have a disability relative to others.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hunter McVey portrays a firefighter on \u201c9-1-1 Nashville.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\">Prior to landing a role on television, Tate went to Middle Tennessee State University and graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Business.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\">Tate is survived by her mother, Katerina Kazakos Tate, stepfather, Vishnu Jayamohan, father, John Daniel Tate and sister, Daniella Tate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isabelle Tate\u2019s \u201c9-1-1: Nashville\u201d co-star is remembering the late actress. Tate died from\u00a0a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease on Oct. 19, per her talent agency,\u00a0The McCray Agency. She was 23. Isabelle Tate in 2023. izzy.tate\/Instagram Hunter McVey told People on Thursday that he was \u201cshocked\u201d by the news. \u201cI didn\u2019t know Isabelle prior to filming, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2113029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[24120,25538,21751,22062,304719,344542,21741,316248,346410,21913],"class_list":["post-2113028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-abc","tag-actors","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-death","tag-drama","tag-entertainment","tag-ryan-murphy","tag-tributes","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Nashville-co-star-Hunter-McVey-pays-tribute.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2113028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2113030,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113028\/revisions\/2113030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2113029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2113028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2113028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2113028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}