Her agent wrote: It is with immeasurable sadness that Nikki Grahame passed away in the early hours of Friday 9 April 2021. Please respect the privacy of Nikki s friends and family at this tragic and difficult time.
A post on a GoFundMe page in Nikki s name, a friend Leon Dee left this comment: 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.
Nikki Grahame dies aged 38
The reality star shot to fame when she appeared on Big Brother in 2006
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Big Brother star Nikki Grahame has died aged 38, it has been reported. The reality TV personality had recently checked into a private hospital to treat her eating disorder.
Big Brother star Nikki Grahame dies aged 38 Reality TV star Nikki Grahame, who rose to fame as a contestant on Big Brother, has died at the age of 38. A statement from her representative said: “It is with immeasurable sadness that Nikki Grahame passed away in the early hours of Friday 9th April 2021. Please respect the privacy of Nikki’s friends and family at this tragic and difficult time”. The star had been battling an eating disorder and reportedly been at a private hospital. Grahame, originally from Northwood in London, had recently received treatment for an eating disorder at a specialist clinic following a fundraising campaign organised by friends and fans.
Nikki Grahame is proof that instant fame rarely makes a difficult situation easier
The reality star had struggled with her mental health long before Big Brother. However, the media attention brought additional pressures
Nikki Grahame died after a long struggle with anorexia
One of the worst things about life after Big Brother, Nikki Grahame once said, was having to fake a smile when your world was secretly unravelling.
“Sometimes it was hard,” she stated last year “When I was struggling in the past with personal issues, you would always have the press picking up on it and writing about it.”
Please respect the privacy of Nikki s friends and family at this tragic and difficult time.
Grahame, 38, had been battling with the eating disorder anorexia and is thought to have been in a hospital at present for treatment.
Posting on a GoFundMe page that was helping her hospital stay, Leon Dee wrote: 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.