Popular TikToker Ben Bader has died ‘extremely suddenly’ and in “unknown” circumstances, according to his girlfriend.
The 25-year-old TikToker, who had over 130,000 followers on the platform, had gone viral a few times with his life coach and inspiration content.
However, on October 27, his girlfriend, Reem revealed that Bader had died. “The past few days have been the hardest few days of my entire life and I’ve never dealt with this before,” Reem said, revealing that Bader died on October 23.
Bader’s girlfriend added that he’d died in “unknown” circumstances and that it happened “extremely sudden.”
“There were really no signs of this happening — we were supposed to get dinner that night and he seemed so normal. I had just talked to him on FaceTime a couple hours before he passed and he was so happy and so normal, and he was just smiling and being so funny,” she added. “Ben was the kindest, most caring, most generous person I have ever met in my entire life. He genuinely loved every single person that he met and he was so positive all the time.”
Social media star Ben Bader dies at 25
Bader’s parents echoed that, telling People he made a “profound impact” on people with his content and uplifting attitude.
“Ben lived each day to the fullest, inspiring those around him to seek meaning, connection, and purpose in their own lives,” the Upham and Bader family added.
The social media figure had uploaded a TikTok just hours before his death, too, offering advice to viewers on how to make more money online – especially those had tried and quit a few times already.
That video, which has amassed almost 2 million views, has since been flooded with messages of sympathy from fans. “Rest in paradise Ben,” one said. “I cannot believe this is real, he was too young!” another added.
“Miss you, man. You were just getting started,” commented another.
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