Big Brother legend Nikki Grahame has died

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Big Brother star Nikki Grahame has died aged 38 after a long battle with anorexia.

The reality TV start checked into a private hospital last month after her eating disorder worsened in lockdown. Her mother Sue Grahame told This Morning last week that Nikki’s condition deteriorated after the gyms closed. Previously, Grahame said lockdown had been “hellish” and had “floored” her daughter.

Nikki, who was a contestant on the seventh series of Big Brother UK in 2006, has battled anorexia since childhood, spending much of her younger years in and out of hospital due to the condition. She has written two books Dying To Be Thin in 2009 and Fragile in 2012 about her experiences.

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via Leon Dee, a close pal of Nikki's:

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It is with great sadness, we have to let you know that our dear friend Nikki passed away in the early hours of Friday 9th April.

It breaks our hearts to know that someone who is so precious was taken from us at such a young age. Nikki not only touched the lives of millions of people, but also her friends and family who will miss her immensely. We would like to request privacy at this difficult time, while Nikki's friends and family process the sad news.

Full details will be released as and when we know them. All donations have been greatly appreciated and it was heartwarming for everyone including Nikki to see how much she was loved. Funds will be held safely in this GoFundMe until we have established an organisation supporting those suffering from anorexia to which we will make a donation in Nikki's memory. We will post updates for you with more details as soon as we have them.

We are working with GoFundMe at this time. If you want to request a refund, you can write into GoFundMe's team here: https://support.gofundme.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000288632

Rest In Peace, Nikki. We love you & not a day will go by without missing your smile. X X X

 

[V For Vendetta 7,211]

What???

WHAT????!!!!

Gosh, R.I.P.  I read a lot about what she was going through both before and after BB, but this is so shocking to hear  

She was, and still is the best BB contestant of all time  

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OMG NOOOOOO!

She was a legend  

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Rest in peace to this icon 💔 I had no idea she was dealing with anorexia. 

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On 4/10/2021 at 9:16 PM, Snow said:

Rest in peace to this icon 💔 I had no idea she was dealing with anorexia. 

It was pretty obvious for most of her life, sadly.

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32 minutes ago, LÉON said:

It was pretty obvious for most of her life, sadly.

I guess.. I didn't follow her as a celebrity, only whenever she'd appear on Big Brother UK.