Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame has died of complications from anorexia at the age of 38.
Her family recently started a GoFundMe page asking friends to support the TV star as she tried to fight the condition.
Nikki had been struggling with the eating disorder for years.
She had checked into a private hospital last month.
Nikki first found fame on Big Brother in 2006 and became renowned for her segments in the Diary Room including the catchline, ‘Who is she?’
She began her battle with anorexia when she was just six-years-old.
“I was doing gymnastics from the age of six and by the time I was seven, I started to feel self-conscious in my leotard,” she told New! magazine in May 2009.
“One day one of the girls told me my bum looked fat and the instructor said I was useless. I thought that if I stopped eating I would become a better gymnast.”
At the age of just 12, Nikki tried to take her own life.
Tributes have been paid to the reality star.
I am so desperately sad to hear about Nikki Graham x my thoughts are with her friends and family xx she really was the funniest , most bubbly sweetest girl x❤️❤️❤️?
— Davina McCall (@ThisisDavina) April 10, 2021
The Eating Disorders Association (N.I.) provide a 24 Hour Helpline to support those affected by an eating disorder. Tel – 028 90 235959.
