According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, the 'Stevie TV' star passed away at the age of 33 at a residence on Saturday, July 1, with the cause of death listed as suicide by hanging.
- Jul 4, 2017
AceShowbiz - Drake Bell is mourning the death of his ex-girlfriend, YouTube star Stevie Ryan. The "Stevie TV" star passed away at the age of 33 at a residence on Saturday, July 1, with the cause of death listed as suicide by hanging, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
Drake took to Twitter on Monday, July 3 to express his grief over Stevie's death. "No no no!!!! I can NOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!!" the "Drake & Josh" star wrote alongside a throwback photo of himself and her ex on the red carpet at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. "Please wake me from this nightmare @StevieRyan I loved you and will forever miss you!" he continued.
No no no!!!! I can NOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!! Please wake me from this nightmare @StevieRyan I loved you and will forever miss you! pic.twitter.com/hNFvM6tDpW
— Drake Bell (@DrakeBell) July 3, 2017
Hours later, Drake followed up his post with another tweet in which he admitted that the news of her death was "too much." The 31-year-old actor revealed, "My heart is crushed. @StevieRyan I love you and miss you."
This is too much. My heart is crushed. @StevieRyan I love you and miss you...https://t.co/4lTLnVRIXo
— Drake Bell (@DrakeBell) July 3, 2017
Just one day before her death, Stevie posted a tribute to her grandfather who had recently passed away. "The man of my dreams will now only be in my dreams," the Victorville-born star wrote to her Twitter followers. "I'll miss you everyday, forever. I love you my Pa."
Stevie first rose to fame through her YouTube series called "Little Loca". She's also known for her parodies of celebrities including Justin Bieber and Lady GaGa for which she won huge praise, having been scooped up by Hollywood bosses.
She turned her impersonations into a pop culture sketch series on VH1, "Stevie TV", from 2012-2013, while later serving as a co-host of Brody Jenner's E! series "Sex with Brody". Most recently, the actress was the co-host of "Mentally Ch(ill)" which was a "podcast about depression."
