Stevie Ryan, who rose to fame for her viral videos, has passed away after a suspected suicide.
The LA coroner’s office posted a note on its website to confirm that the Ryan died. The website revealed that Stevie died in her Los Angeles home. The cause of death was listed as suicide by hanging. She was 33-years-old, according to Daily Mail.
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Shortly before her death, Stevie Ryan posted a photo on Twitter about the passing of her grandfather.
She shared the photo with the caption: “The man of my dreams will now only be in my dreams,” she wrote. “I’ll miss you everyday, forever. I love you my Pa.”
The man of my dreams will now only be in my dreams. I’ll miss you everyday, forever. I love you my Pa. pic.twitter.com/nQ6hPPD3cC
โ Stevie Ryan (@StevieRyan) June 30, 2017
Stevie Ryan was most known for her celebrity impressions of stars such as Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Even though she boasted social media following that were in the hundreds of thousands, Ryan spoke out in an interview to comment on the heavy Internet hate that she was exposed to posting her wildly popular videos.
“No matter who you are… You can be the most talented person in the world and you put anything on the Internet and all you’re going to get is hateful responses,” she said. “I didn’t know that at the time. I don’t think anyone knew that yet. I was like, ‘Oh hell no they didn’t! These b***hes do not know what they just asked for!’”
Ryan continued by saying: “So then I created Little Loca thinking, ‘I’m going to hand YouTube its ass right now.’ I created Little Loca and thought I’d just do it and freak people out.”
After the news of Ryan’s death surfaced, a number of her fans flooded her social media accounts to pay tribute to the actress.
“She was one of the first YouTubers I started watching back in the days, I can’t believe she’s gone RIP @StevieRyan…Awful. Sometimes people can’t beat their demons, at least she’s at peace now. She was awesome, nice & funny. I wish I knew her longer…” one person wrote.
“Just learning about the passing of @StevieRyan. She was an incredible talent and person. Rest well…So sad to hear of another life lost to suicide…R.I.P. to Stevie Ryan…WHAT?!?! Oh no. Will miss her terribly on here,” another commented.
Photo Credit: Instagram / @stevieryan