Rosa Onious, the girlfriend of veteran actor Jamie Bartlett remembers him on their anniversary. Every year, since they have been together, Rosa tells Zimoja that she and Jamie always celebrates their love. “We both loved to travel and every anniversary, we would normally go away,” she says. “Last year, he took me to Four Seasons Hotel, and then we went to Sun City and then Mozambique.”
Rosa says, their anniversary last year was more special than previous years. “Last year, he made a big deal of our anniversary,” she says.
“At first, I couldn’t understand why.  I guess he could sense it was our last and  needed it to be memorable.” Rosa says Jamie always woke her up with breakfast in bed. “He would then run me a bath, gives me a massage and the day begins. This he did without fail, every anniversary. He would spoil me. He was a hopeless romantic,  not waking up to that is hard,” she adds.

LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT HIM

Rosa is still learning to live without Jamie. “It’s been tough, but I am hanging in there,” she says.This year, she doesn’t plan to celebrate their day but wants to sit and home and reminisce on the good times she and Jamie had.“Today has been very emotional for me. I don’t want to leave the house. I just got back from the USA and I miss coming home to him,” she says. Together for four years, Rosa hoped to grow old with Jamie. “It’s a long time. I hoped we would have grown old together and watch our grandkids. But life happened.” “So, today, I am going to stay at home, have a glass of wine, light a candle, and remember his love for me and the gentleman he was,” she says.

ROSA PENS A TRIBUTE TO JAMIE

 Jamie died at 55 years old on 23 May 2022 from cardiac arrest in his sleep.  Taking to social media to honour her late, lover Rosa wrote, ”Today was our anniversary. This picture was taken on our anniversary three years ago,” she says. “On this day you would have woken me up with lots of kisses. Then breakfast in bed, followed by a full body massage, run me a bath and lots of spoils all day. You took this day seriously and were never disappointed. I’m not ok at all. I’m hurting deeply and I’m damaged by the way you left me hanging. Wish you could have held on a little longer J. There is not a day that goes by that I do not miss you. I cry so much for you even through the smiles and happiness. ’m dead inside."