TikTok comic Steve Bridges has died at age 41, his spouse, Chelsey, confirmed in a video posted to Steve's Instagram account on Friday, October 17.
Chelsey advised followers that she discovered the comedian useless on their sofa on Wednesday, October 15, and that he died “peacefully in his sleep.”
“Who you noticed on-line was simply the characters that he created,” she mentioned. “He was so gifted as a result of he was the other of all of them.”
“He was probably the most attentive father, and one of the best, one of the best husband,” she continued. “And the best, sweetest man. And because of you, web, he's been in a position to reside his dream of creating individuals giggle. I'm so grateful that he obtained to try this.”
Steve and Chelsey had been married for 16 years and shared three kids, a 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old twin boys. The Peoria Police Division advised TMZ they imagine he died from pure causes.
Chelsey was a frequent visitor on Steve's social media channels, the place he rose to fame due to his POV skits, parodying widespread on a regular basis individuals and conditions. His characters ranged from a photo voltaic panel salesman to a toddler at a public pool. Between TikTok and Instagram, he had greater than 2 million followers.
Steve Bridges and his spouse Chelsey. Courtesy of Chelsey Bridges/Instagram
Chelsey added that Steve had been engaged on his food regimen and health as a result of three of his relations had died younger. His grandmother died in her sleep at age 52, whereas his father and grandfather each died of their 40s.
“I'm not going to inform my kids that they'll't grieve on-line,” Chelsey continued. “I'll in all probability grieve on-line too. That is life now. Please by no means take it with no consideration and attempt to reside your desires each day. Love your loved ones and care for your self.”
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“This is without doubt one of the worst bulletins I might ever must make … our brother from one other mom Steve Bridges has handed away,” pal and filmmaker Eric Mathis mentioned in a press release to the Daily Mail. “Steve was an unimaginable expertise beloved by tens of millions of followers internationally, he was a part of our tight knit movie household, he was a husband and a father to three younger youngsters. At 41, he's gone means too quickly.”
The assertion continued, “Everybody who had the pleasure, absolutely the pleasure of assembly Steve, all of them beloved him. He was so variety, so real, so captivated with his artwork and infectious in his many wonderful traits.”
A pal has arrange a GoFundMe web page to assist Steve's household. It has raised greater than $28,000 as of Friday afternoon.
“He leaves behind a legacy of creating individuals giggle, in addition to a household that might use the assist of the neighborhood throughout this troublesome time,” the web page reads. “If Steve ever introduced pleasure to your life, please give if you happen to can to help his spouse and three youngsters with bills. In case you are unable to provide at the moment, go depart a touch upon one in all his movies, we can not say sufficient how a lot the sort phrases from his neighborhood imply to us.”
