TikToker Bella Bradford announces her own death at 24 amid cancer battle
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TikTok star Bella Bradford has passed away at age 24, but not before recording a final video on the app, knowing it would be her last message.
Bradford was fighting a rare cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, which affected the muscle in her jaw. She was diagnosed with the disease in 2021.
@bellabradford0 Bella’s final get ready with me 💛 here’s a message she wrote: Thank you for all your love and support throughout my final stages of life, I am so grateful. Filming these videos truly brought me a sense of puropse in my final few months and also connected me with a very kind community of people. I wish you all a beautiful life and please remeber to live each day with as much significance as the next. What a privilege it is to grow old. Thank you for allowing me to be myself on this platform, I really felt excited each day to jump on here and connect over our shared love of life and fashion. Love always, Bella P.S. these are the brands mentioned in this video for your reference (I still gotta give the ppl what they want 😘😂) @St. Agni @ANINE BING OFFICIAL @One Mile @Class A Jewellers @SARAH & SEBASTIAN @Lucy Folk @Arms Of Eve @asos @Alias Mae @maisonmargielafragrances @MECCA — Bella passed away peacefully surrounded by the people she loves most on Tuesday the 15th of October. Thank you for all your support and love along the way, no act of kindness was ever wasted on her, she was forever grateful. 💛♾️
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The influencer bid farewell to her fans through a final “get ready with me” video meant to be shared posthumously. A message accompanying the 11-minute video stated that Bradford passed away “peacefully” and “surrounded by the people she loves most” on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Bradford began her video by expressing gratitude to her fans for joining her “on this fun journey.”
“I hope that you can look back on all my videos and find a little bit of joy in your day, if you ever need a pick-me-up,” she stated. “Remember that you live every day, and you only die once, so make every day count.”
For her last “get ready with me,” she dressed in a khaki halter dress paired with a white cardigan and black ballet flats. She completed her look with a brown baseball cap, a pearl teddy bear necklace, and stylish oval sunglasses.
The social media star ended with a poignant message.
“Thank you guys so much for this wild and wonderful ride. I hope you all have beautiful, amazing lives,” she shared. “I wish all the best for every single one of you.”
Six months before her passing, Bradford opened up about her cancer diagnosis, which she received at the age of 22. She endured a year of treatments, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and fertility-preserving procedures.