It has been reported that popular content creator Neaks Rose has sadly passed away.

Neaks Rose amassed almost 50,000 followers and was loved for her motivational, highly relatable and candid videos. Her authentic content, filmed mostly in the casual and comfortable setting of her bedroom, talked through issues such as overthinking texts, anxiety and everyday hardships.

‍In one of her more recent videos, for example, she humorously gives wise life advice:

“If the world wan’ beat you, beat it back… You’re tired? Get Up! We don’t sleep, we take naps… You’re looking at all these people who drive their big boy whips, they didn’t get the big boy whips by lying in the bed, feeling sorry for themself”

Rose was not only unfiltered in her approach but also in her appearance, a refreshing change from many TikTok creators, with her videos often showing her in a natural state. In her final video posted to TikTok, Rose shares a “mini update” about feeling sick for “almost two weeks”. In what is now recognised as a tragic final update, Rose explained that she initially confused her illness with period-related issues, stating:

“Time of the month came and I was like alright cool that’s probably why I felt sick”

However, Rose encouraged viewers to “listen to [their] bodies” as she went on to reveal that she was in fact suffering from tonsillitis. She described some of her symptoms, saying “it hurts to walk up the stairs”, and added that her “throat is hurting” and her “chest is hurting”. In the one minute and 50 second video, she also shared that she was asthmatic and asked viewers to “bear with” her while she recovered.

The news was first announced via TikTok by Rose’s mum, Rhonda, who shared her tragic passing in the early hours of Wednesday in a post captioned:

“They took my baby RIP @neaksrose @Neaks… I love you so much only 26”

In a later post, which shared a montage of images of Neaks throughout her childhood and young life, she wrote:

“My baby is gone died in her house. Thanks to everyone who showed her love on this app and beyond. Such confident young lady with her own mind. Neaks lived a loved that she loved no matter what ANYONE ELSE thought. My mum told her to do what she loved and she loved tick tock RIP my baby love you soooo much”

An outpouring of love for Rose’s motivational kindness and her tragically short life has since flooded social media.

Her official cause of death has not yet been released.