The tragic passing of well-loved TikTok personality Ben Bader was officially revealed on Friday.
The 25-year-old, celebrated for his insights into lifestyle and financial matters, succumbed to complications arising from cardiovascular disease, according to a report from TMZ.
Cardiovascular disease encompasses a range of heart and blood vessel disorders, including coronary heart disease, strokes, and heart failure, often spurred by risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and poor lifestyle choices.
The report highlighted that Bader suffered from untreated arterial hardening and narrowing.
The outlet, after reviewing records from a medical examiner in Florida’s Palm County, noted that Bader’s death has been classified as natural.
The examiner indicated to the site that genetic predispositions likely played a role in his cardiovascular condition.
He died on October 23, hours before he was due to go on a date with his girlfriend.
The cause of death for popular TikTok star Ben Bader was shared on Friday. The 25-year-old influencer — known for offering lifestyle and financial advice — died from complications of cardiovascular disease, TMZ reported
The site looked at documents from a medical examiner in Florida’s Palm County
Police told the Daily Mail that Bader was found ‘unresponsive’ at Admiral’s Cove, a private members club in Jupiter, Florida, at around 6:30 p.m.
‘He was discovered by fellow residents and appeared not to be breathing,’ said Jupiter Police Department spokesperson Shawn Reed.
Reed added that ‘lifesaving measures’ were conducted on Bader by first responders.
They said an ‘active investigation’ is currently being conducted into Bader’s passing — and authorities have not ruled out foul play.
Bader was then transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Bader’s girlfriend, Reem, confirmed he passed ‘extremely suddenly’ as she wrote in a tribute on TikTok: ‘The past few days have been the hardest few days of my entire life and I’ve never dealt with this before,’ she wrote in a tribute on TikTok.
She added: ‘Especially not the loss of someone as important as he was to me… He genuinely loved every single person that he met and he was so positive all the time.’
Bader had just celebrated his 25th birthday just a month prior on September 22 and was due to go on a dinner date with Reem the night of his death.
‘No one really knows [how he died] and it seemed to have been extremely sudden,’ Reem said.
‘There were really no signs of this happening — we were supposed to get dinner that night and he seemed so normal.’
She continued: ‘I had just talked to him on FaceTime a couple hours before he passed and he was so happy and so normal and he was just smiling and being so funny.’
Jupiter Police Department spokesperson Shawn Reed told People that the TikToker was found ‘unresponsive’ at the clubhouse in Admirals Cove, the private community in Jupiter, Florida where he resided (pictured)
His girlfriend posted a TikTok tribute as she shared the news on Sunday. She shared that his cause of death is ‘still unknown’
‘Ben was the kindest, most caring, most generous person I have ever met in my entire life,’ she wrote.
About her ‘hero’ and ‘inspiration,’ she added: ‘I know this is selfish but I just feel like I devoted my everything to him and he devoted his everything to me, only for him to be taken away.
‘I feel so lucky to have been loved by him but I’m also so jealous of the people who didn’t know him well because it’s just so easy to just move on.’
Over the clip, she wrote, ‘rest in peace Ben Bader,’ and called her late boyfriend ‘the best man I’ve ever met.’
In her caption, she penned: ‘please hold your loved ones extra tight and never forget to say I love you. life is unforgiving sometimes. I’m still in disbelief. he was such a special person.’
In a statement obtained by TMZ, the Upham and Bader family described Ben as ‘visionary who led with love, lived with intention, and turned his passions into helping others.’
‘He made a profound impact on everyone who knew him through his wisdom, humor, and compassion. Ben lived each day to the fullest, inspiring those around him to seek meaning, connection, and purpose in their own lives,’ the statement said.
The statement further said he ‘will continue to shine through the countless people he touched’ and also stated Ben was born prematurely at 28 weeks.
The influencer was known across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube for sharing lifestyle content and financial advice — boasting a combined following of more than 200,000 people across his multiple social media platforms.
His final Instagram post came a little over a month ago and commemorated his 25th birthday celebration.
He also seemingly filmed and shared a financial advice video on the day he died. ‘All I want for my birthday is more of everything,’ he captioned a carousel of photos with his girlfriend and his friends.
