Pregnant British YouTube star Nicole Thea dies at 24 along with her unborn son, Reign, – as family say ‘our hearts are truly broken’
- The dancer was just weeks away from her due date when she died yesterday
- She leaves behind partner Global Boga, 20, whose real name is Jeffery Frimpong
- Her family have paid tribute to the star who has 105,000 followers on Instagram
Pregnant YouTube star Nicole Thea has died along with her unborn son Reign in unknown circumstances.
A statement to her Instagram account this morning broke the news that Miss Thea, 24, who was eight months pregnant with her son, had passed away the previous morning.
The statement read: ‘To all Nicole’s friends and supporters it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nicole and her son she and Boga named Reign sadly passed away on Saturday morning.’
The dancer, who had 105,000 followers on Instagram, was just weeks away from her due date and had been sharing her pregnancy journey on her Youtube channel.
Her partner, street dancer Global Boga, 20, whose real name is Jeffery Frimpong, posted a video of himself dancing with a pram early on Saturday.
It is not yet clear how Miss Thea, who lived in London, died.
Pregnant YouTube star Nicole Thea who lived in London died aged 24 along with her unborn son Reign yesterday morning
A statement on her Instagram account said this morning: ‘Nicole and her son she and Boga named Reign sadly passed away on Saturday morning’
The statement to her Instagram page also added that her partner Boga had made the decision to publish pre-recorded Youtube videos she had filmed for her channel.
It read: ‘Nicole pre-schedule a few YouTube videos and Boga has made the decision to allow them to be aired.
‘As a family we ask that you give us privacy because our hearts are truly broken and we are struggling to cope with what has happened.’
‘Thank you her mum RIP My beautiful baby girl Nicnac and my grandson Reign, I will miss you for the rest of my life until we meet again in eternal heaven. Xxx’
The dancer, who had 105,000 followers on Instagram, was just weeks away from her due date
A video on July 8 showed Miss Thea’s boyfriend and brothers rating her maternity outfits.
Miss Thea had 73,300 followers on Youtube with videos about her life, pregnancy and boyfriend.
In a recent video the star said that she had been having ‘a good pregnancy’ and spoke about how her partner Boga had stayed ‘so calm’ throughout her morning sickness.
Her lat video featuring Miss Thea lying in a bath of milk was posted the hour before news of her death was announced on her Instagram account.