Heartbreaking clip shows Gaspard Ulliel’s son skiing days before his death

French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died in a tragic skiing accident.

The 37-year-old was best known for playing Hannibal Lecter in the film Hannibal Rising, Yves Saint Laurent in the biopic Saint Laurent and will also star in the upcoming Marvel show Moon Knight.

He was skiing in the Savoie region of the French Alps on Tuesday (January 18th) when he collided with another person, the BBC has reported.

The actor, who was also the face of Chanel’s ‘Bleu de Chanel’ fragrance was rushed to a hospital in Grenoble with severe brain trauma and died on Wednesday.

He was skiing with his partner Gaëlle who shared a saddening clip of their son just days before his father’s agonising death.

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He was skiing with his partner and son

Gaspard was skiing with his partner Gaëlle Piétri and their six-year-old son Orso.

Gaëlle is a French model and singer who is represented by Metropolitan Models and has modelled for many big beauty brands including Nivea, Farnier and Bourjois.

She has also appeared in a number of filming including The Smurfs 2, King Guillaume, and Duval and Moretti, according to her IMDB profile.

The pair started dating in 2013 and welcomed their son three years later, in 2016.

Heartbreaking clip shows Orso skiing

Days before Gaspard died in a tragic skiing accident, Gaëlle shared a clip which following the news of the actor’s death, is incredibly heartbreaking.

The video, shared to the model’s Instagram last week, shows their son Orso skiing in the French Alps.

Dressed in a green and orange ski outfit, he glides impressively down the piste, steering through arches and having the time of his life.

Just a week later, Gaspard passed away after colliding with another person on the slopes.

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He just celebrated his birthday

In the caption, Gaëlle revealed that the skiing video was taken on Orso’s sixth birthday.

“And just like that… BAM ?,” she wrote before adding: “Happy Birthday to the love of my life. #birthday #boy #Orso.”

Tributes to Gaspard are flooding social media following his death, with French Prime Minister Jean Castex tweeting:

“Gaspard Ulliel grew up with cinema and cinema grew with him. They loved each other madly. It is with a heavy heart that we will no longer see his most beautiful interpretations. We have lost a French actor.”

Canadian filmmaker, actor, and costume designer Xavier Dolan wrote on Instagram:

“This is unimaginable, insane and so painful to even think about writing this words. Your quiet laugh. Your watchful eye. Your scar. Your talent. Your listening. Your whispers. Your kindness. Every feature of your personality was actually made from a sparkly sweetness.”

“It’s your whole being that transformed by life, a being that I loved deeply, and I will always love. I can’t say anything else, I’m drained, ringing by your departure,” he continued.

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