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Tributes after Big Brother star Nikki dies at 38
Former Big Brother host Davina McCall has led the tributes to reality TV star Nikki Grahame following her death, aged 38.
Grahame, who rose to fame as a Big Brother contestant in 2006, had recently received treatment for an eating disorder at a specialist clinic following a fundraising campaign organised by friends and fans.
A representative for Grahame said: “It is with immeasurable sadness that Nikki Grahame passed away in the early hours of Friday, 9th April, 2021. Please respect the privacy of Nikki’s friends and family at this tragic and difficult time.”
McCall, who hosted the reality series when it aired on Channel 4, tweeted she was “so desperately sad to hear” the news. She added: “My thoughts are with her friends and family xx – she really was the funniest , most bubbly sweetest girl x”.
Rylan Clark-Neal, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and hosted spin-off show Big Brother’s Bit On The Side, said on Twitter: “Thinking of Susan and Nikki’s close friends and family. A Big Brother Icon.”
Gerry Stergiopoulos, a contestant in 2007, praised Grahame for putting up “one hell of a fight” against anorexia.
He wrote on Twitter: “Nikki Grahame was bigger than life on TV. Yet in private she was a kind, sensitive soul, full of empathy.”