Former Bad Girls Club star Demitra “Mimi” Roche passed away on Wednesday at age 34. Her death was announced by her former colleague and record producer Vince Valholla, founder of Valholla Entertainment.
Roche worked at Valholla Entertainment as vice president of A&R at the independent record label.
“I’m at a loss for words. Don’t know what to say,” Valholla wrote on Twitter. “Mimi was kind to everyone she came across. She was big dreamer & was part of our Valholla family. I’m heartbroken by the news of her passing. I’m thankful I got to know & work w/her.”
I’m at a loss for words. Don’t know what to say. Mimi was kind to everyone she came across. She was big dreamer & was a part of our Valholla family. I’m heartbroken by the news of her passing. I’m thankful I got to know & work w/ her. My thoughts are with her family & loved ones pic.twitter.com/7AOv3lwYe3
— Vince Valholla (@VinceValholla) July 22, 2020
Roche, who recently celebrated her 34th birthday, starred in Bad Girls Club season 8, which aired on Oxygen Network in 2012. Roche was known as “Miami Maverick” on the show.
The series centered around a group of women who lived in a mansion for three months.
Roche’s death comes nearly 2 weeks after the unexpected death of YouTube star Nicole Thea, 24, who died of a massive heart attack while 8 months pregnant. Her unborn son, named Reign, did not survive.
Th UK-based dancer and accessories designer died in her home, hours after telling her boyfriend, dancer Global Boga, she was experiencing chest and back pains.
Thea was best known for documenting her first pregnancy in YouTube videos.
Thea’s mother shared the news with her daughter’s 182,000 followers on Instagram.
“To all Nicole’s friends and supporters it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nicole and her son she and [her partner] Boga named Reign sadly passed away on Saturday morning,” she wrote.
“As a family we ask that you give us privacy because our hearts are truly broken and we are struggling to cope with what has happened. Thank you her mum RIP My beautiful baby girl Nicnac and my grandson Reign, I will miss you for the rest of my life until we meet again in eternal heaven.”
Thea pre-scheduled YouTube videos that her family posted because they believe she would have wanted her fans to view them.
