Iconic TV psychic Miss Cleo has died after battling cancer. A rep for Miss Cleo, whose real name is Youree Harris, told TMZ she died Tuesday morning in Palm Beach County, FL.
She was originally diagnosed with colon cancer, but it reportedly spread to her liver and lungs. Cleo was recently hospitalized, but then was released to a hospice center a week later.
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The rep mentioned that she died surrounded by family and friends and that while battling cancer, the psychic was a “pillar of strength” for all those around her.
In the late ’90s, Cleo’s Jamaican character and psychic commercials became a cult classic along with her catchphrase “Call me now!”
Despite nailing the Jamaican accent, Harris was actually born in Los Angeles, California in 1962.
Cleo went on to various jobs after the Psychic Readers Network closed up shop. She eventually went on to voice one of the characters in the video game, “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.”
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Miss Cleo’s family and friends.
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