Isabella Rossellinihas paid tribute toDavid Lynch whose death was announced yesterday with a post on Instagram.

Rossellini shared an image of the pair embracing.

The caption read: I loved him so much.

Isabella Rossellini sings into a microphone in a still from ‘Blue Velvet’.

Isabella Rossellini in ‘Blue Velvet’ (1986)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group/courtesy Everett Collection

Thanks for all your kind messages.

The filmmaker was 78.

Lynch had been diagnosed with emphysema.

(L-R) Alicia Silverstone in ‘Clueless’; Isabella Rossellini in ‘Blue Velvet’; Julianne Moore in ‘The Big Lebowski’

He then followed up the interview with a post on social thathe will never retiredespite his physical challenges.

We would appreciate some privacy at this time.

Theres a big hole in the world now that hes no longer with us.

But, as he would say, Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.

Its a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.

Lynch, who was married four times, is survived by four children.