Heart-shattering news this week out of the reality TV world:
Ben Watkins, a fan favorite from his time on MasterChef Junior, died on Monday after a year-and-a-half long battle with cancer.
Luis Troyano, a fan favorite who advanced to the finals on Season 5 of Great British Bake Off, has died of esophageal cancer.
He was 48 years old.
Nate Burrell, who starred on two seasons of of A&E’s docuseries 60 Days In, died by suicide Saturday night in his hometown of Allegan, Michigan.
He was 33 years old.
Eddie Hassell, a veteran actor best known for roles on the NBC program Surface and in the 2010 movie The Kids Are Alright, was killed on Sunday morning in Texas.
He was 30 years old.
Nikki McKibbin, a singer who advanced all the way to the finals on the very first season of American Idol, died early Sunday morning after suffering a brain aneurysm.
Sean Connery, a beloved star widely considered to be the most memorable James Bond in cinematic history, has died following a long illness.
He was 90 years old.
Conchata Ferrell, a veteran actress best known for playing housekeeper Berta on the CBS smash hit sitcom Two and a Half Men, died on Tuesday from complications due to a cardiac arrest.
She was 77 years old.
Eddie Van Halen, the co-founder of an iconic rock band and one of the most respected guitar player who ever lived, died this week after a battle with throat cancer.
He was 65 years old.
Clark Middleton, a veteran actorr who appeared on The Blacklist and Showtime's Twin Peaks revival, passed away this week after contracting the West Nile Virus.
He was 63 years old.
Archie Lyndhurst, the star of the CBBC show So Awkward and the son of English actor Nicholas Lyndhurst, tragically passed away this week.
He was 19 years old.
Coliesa McMillian, a former reality star known for her role on TLC's My 600-lb Life, died Tuesday at a hospital in Louisiana.
She was 41 years old.
Aaron Grissom, a contestant on on Season 12 ot Top Chef, died Tuesday after suffering "multiple blunt force injuries" in a traffic accident, according to the Pierce County medical examiner.
He was 34 years old.
Stevie Lee, a professional wrestler who also played a role on MTV's Jackass, died at his home on Wednesday morning.
He was 54 years old.
Diana Rigg, a veteran actress likely best known for current television fans for her popular role on Game of Thrones, has passed away.
She was 82 years old.
Ethan Peters, a social media personality, YouTube star and beauty influencer known as Ethan Is Supreme, has died.
He was 17 years old.
Lloyd Cafe Cadena, a popular Filipino YouTube personality with over five million subscribers, has died.
He was 26 years old.
Tragic news out of Hollywood today, as one of the movie industry's most beloved young actors has been struck down in his prime.
Chadwick Boseman -- best known for his starring roles in Black Panther, 42, and Get On Up -- has passed away.
Landon Clifford, the patriarch of the very popular YouTube family Cam&Fam, died earlier this month from unknown causes, according to his wife.
Clifford was 19 years old.
Chi Chi DeVayne, an accomplished entertainer who competed on two seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, died on Thursday following several days in the hospital.
She was 34 years old
Jesse Goins, a reality star who appeared on the most recent season of the Discovery series Gold Rush, died suddenly on Tuesday might in Colorado.
He was 60 years old.
Wilford Brimley, a long-time actor and famous commercial salesman, died on Saturday while hospitalized in St. George, Utah.
He was 85 years old.
Mahlon Reyes, who worked as a deckhand on a Deadliest Catch crab boat, has died, multiple outlets confirmed on Saturday.
He was 38 years old.
Herman Cain -- a television and radio host and former business executive who ran for President of the United States in 2012 -- died on Monday morning, about a month after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
He was 74 years old.
Charlie Balducci, a reality television pioneer who appeared on the MTV program True Life: I'm Getting Married, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning in New York.
He was 44 years old.
