YouTube sensation Nicole Thea, 24, used to chronicle her pregnancy with the videos she posts. However, she passed away on Saturday, July 12 with unclear cause of death yet.
Thea is also a London dancer and social media influencer who gained a strong follower base via her YouTube videos. However, creepy premonitions that went before her death, including Thea "pre-scheduling her YouTube videos" to be uploaded before her death, her family shared with the media.
The official Instagram of the influencer, managed on the handle @nicoletheatv, posted, "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."
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Thea had called her unborn son Reign who did not survive, based on the Instagram post from her mother. The cause of death is unknown.
The Instagram post added, "Also 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."
Thea had gathered about 123,000 followers on Instagram, and more than 70,000 subscribers on YouTube, featuring her and her partner Boga, along with touching stories of her pregnancy, approaching the near-term.
The family shared that Thea did pre-schedule her videos to be released after her death. Boga, her partner, is a street dancer, and allowed for the publishing of these videos, according to Thea's mom.
The videos included Boga and her brothers reviewing their maternity clothing, and a video on Instagram presenting what's inside her hospital bag. They also had several advertising partners and sponsors.
Pregnancy chronicles
Netizens on Twitter were grieving and shared their condolences for Thea and her family. @ChiomaMyah wrote, "May God comfort her partner & her family & grant them with all the strength & peace. May Nicole Thea & beautiful baby Reign rest in wonderful peace, heaven has gained 2 beautiful angel..."
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"You didn't even need to know Nicole personally to see how excited her and Boga were to be parents. You could just tell they were soul mates. Such sad news man. RIP Nicole Thea and baby Reign," @AdreolaPatronne wrote.
On the YouTube channel, Thea posted videos of the worst things about pregnancy, a music video featuring Boga titled Nico Nico, hair tutorials, and more. The last video was a pregnancy shoot with Nicole Thea in a milk bath.