Paul Walker’s mother has heartbreakingly revealed that the actor only left home on the day he died because of a single text message.The Fast & Furious star was killed 12 years ago at the age of 40 in a tragic car crash in Los Angeles. Walker had been returning from a charity event with his friend, racing driver Roger Rodas, when the Porsche Carrera GT Rodas was driving lost control and crashed into a lamp post and two trees. Both men died instantly.

In the 2018 documentary I Am Paul Walker, his mother Cheryl shared one of the most emotional revelations about that day. She explained that Walker had actually planned to stay home. Sitting in the kitchen together, they talked about his excitement to see his daughter Meadow later that evening, with plans to decorate a Christmas tree during a break from filming Furious 7.