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Sunday, July 12, 2020, Youtube rising star Nicole Thea passes with her unborn son. Her mother posted on the star’s Instagram page stating “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.”. Thea’s family asked that for the time being, they receive privacy. The cause of death is not open to the public. The Dancer/Beauty Vlogger was eight months pregnant with a boy, who she and her partner decided to name Reign. Thea had 93.1k followers on Youtube and 187k followers on her Instagram.
A day before her passing she posted that she felt tired. Although the cause of death is unknown the rate of Black woman dying to pregnancy-related issues are more common than told. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women in this country are about 3 times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. More than 700 women die from pregnancy complications each year. The maternal death rate of black and American Indian/Alaska Native women who are 30 years old or older is about four to five times higher than for white women.
Thea’s family has made it clear that videos pre-recorded videos of her will be released to the public but in the time being the family will be looking over the footage. Thea was an Entrepreneur as well. She had her own Eyelash Line and made jewelry. On April 19th, 2020 Thea posted “We can’t hide this any longer, secrets out. GOD gave us the biggest blessing yet. I’m finally creating a beautiful little human inside of me.”.
She was 24 years old. Her last video posted was her behind the scenes of her Maternity photoshoot. Where she would smile and express her excitement to meet her son. Thea’s mother stated, “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.”. Father of her unborn child Jeffery Frimpong aka Global Boga, posted himself dancing with a baby carriage stating that his son would be born on a Monday and that he was excited to meet him.
Fans and close friends to Thea will continue to keep her in their memories and hearts. As everything is being arranged for her, the family will have their Funeral in private. It is unsure if her eyelash and jewelry line will continue after all the videos are uploaded. The state of being of Frimpong is unknown. He has not yet posted anything on his account about the situation and what exactly happened to Thea that Saturday. Celebrities like Nicole Jones, have shown their respect to the families’ wishes by not posting about her on their pages and leaving one last like.
Written By Trinty Simmons-Brooks
Edited by Sheena Robertson
Source:
cnn.com: Nicole Thea, 24-year-old YouTube star, dies along with unborn child
nbcnew.com: Pregnant YouTuber Nicole Thea dead at 24 years old, family says
marchofdimes.org: MATERNAL DEATH AND PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATH
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