Rebekah Shelton
Transgender UK Big Brother star Rebekah Shelton has died at the young age of 32.
Rebekah, who shot to fame on the 2009 series of the reality TV show pre-transition, passed away on Wednesday.
The sad news was announced on her Twitter page in the early hours of Friday morning.
"We’re sorry to inform everyone of the sad news that our wonderful and lovely Rebekah died unexpectedly on Wednesday night," the tweet read.
Rest in Power!
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A now-deleted message on the 32-year-old's verified account had said she "died unexpectedly on Wednesday night."
But a video subsequently posted on her Twitter page showed her dismissing the reports - which had been covered by a series of news outlets