#Update: Since this story was first posted on PinkNews, it has been revealed that Josh Seiter is alive and well!
Josh has explained that the news of his death, which was announced yesterday (28 August) in a now-deleted Instagram post, was actually a “cruel joke” posted by someone who hacked his account.
We’ve left the original story below, but you can read a new article about the hack here and see Josh’s post explaining below.
Somebody was playing a cruel joke and mocking my mental illness and the struggles I’ve gone through with depression and suicide attempts.”
Watch.
Josh Seiter, a past contestant on The Bachelorette, has died.
The news was confirmed by those close to Josh in a statement posted his Instagram this morning. The cause of death was not mentioned, but the statement notes his passing was “unexpected”,
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share the tragic news of Joshua’s unexpected passing.
As all who knew him can attest, Joshua was an incredibly bright light in an increasingly dim world.
His fearless voice and indomitable spirit helped thousands of people in their darkest moments feel just a little less alone.
Although our heartache at Joshua’s passing pains us beyond measure, we find comfort in knowing that he is finally at peace.
We hope and pray that his spirit can continue to live on in the pictures and words on this page, which we will leave up for the time being.
While we do that, we would kindly ask for privacy as we grieve...”
Since leaving the series, Josh had come out as pansexual, though earlier this year, he clarified that he was bisexual.
During Josh’s time on The Bachelorette, Josh had described himself as a law student who worked as an exotic dancer to fund his studies.
Josh had been romantically linked to a number of fellow reality TV stars and fans speculated that he was seeing Monica Beverly Hillz. Monica posted earlier today [since deleted],
RIP my honey.”
Just days before Josh had shared a post to Instagram,
Surviving depression and anxiety one day at a time with a smile.”
Josh Seiter was 36.
(via PinkNews)
