As he prepares to film Fast 8 in his hometown of Atlanta at the end of May, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is opening up about his final memories of Paul Walker.
“He was my brother. We had a shared bond over our birthdays, which are both in September,” he told PEOPLE recently while supporting Make-A-Wish Georgia at an event at the Andretti Indoor Karting & Games complex in Marietta, Georgia. “When you lose a family member, you lose a part of yourself.”
But he’s doing his best to stay positive and reflect on the happy times they shared together.
“My favorite and last memory was during the last scene we filmed together” just seven days before Walker’s death, he says. “Tyrese [Gibson], Paul and I were in a car together and we had this great long conversation because we kept shooting the scene over and over. We talked about life, evolution, getting older and wiser and what we have learned,” he says. “It was a really great final memory of him.”