Agnes, fondly known as Epic Gamer Grandma, has passed away at the age of 78. The Scottish TikTok sensation, whose vibrant presence captivated audiences, was confirmed by her family to have died on Sunday. With a following of over 2.4 million on the platform, Agnes won hearts with her delightful videos since she started her social media journey in 2019.
Her fans adored her for her charming blend of knitting and Minecraft content, alongside her mischievous humor. Her notable raspy cough endeared her to many, earning her the affectionate moniker, “the coughing lady.”
In October, Agnes’s absence from new videos was explained by her grandson, Culsans, who disclosed that she had been hospitalized due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Her health struggles became more severe when she suffered a major stroke, leading to what Culsans described as “heavy treatment” for a lung anomaly.
On Tuesday, Culsans shared the heartbreaking news of her passing. He expressed, “It is with an incredible amount of pain that tonight I must announce that Agnes, our Epic Gamer Grandma, passed away peacefully at 9:20 PM on Sunday, December 21, 2025. She held the hand of her daughter Pauline as she departed, leaving this world as she lived in it: surrounded by love.”
Culsans shared two days later that she would be receiving ‘heavy treatment’ for an ‘anomaly in her lungs’ after suffering a ‘major stroke.’
This Tuesday, he wrote: ‘it is with an incredible amount of pain that tonight i must announce that agnes, our epic gamer grandma, passed away peacefully at 9:20pm on sunday 21st december 2025, holding the hand of her daughter pauline. she left this world the way she lived in it: surrounded by love.’
TikTok star Epic Gamer Grandma, whose real name was Agnes, died on Sunday at the age of 78, her family has confirmed
He continued: ‘we watched the strongest woman we know slowly lose her words, and now that she’s gone we are drowning in all the things we never got to say back.’
Culsans shared that the family were at once ‘completely heartbroken’ and ‘incredibly proud’ of ‘the woman she was long before anyone knew her online.
He hailed Agnes as ‘the mum and grandma who held our family together,’ while also praising her for ‘the way she spent her later years proving that life does not end at a certain age, it only changes shape.’
Even after she became ‘scotland’s biggest elderly creator,’ her family saw her as ‘just nana, making us tea, telling us stories and laughing at the absurdity of it all.’
Culsans then made note of her legacy, such as ‘every older person who saw her and realised it’s not “too late” to try something new’ and ‘every younger person who saw her and thought, “age really is just a number.’
Culsans also showered praise on his late grandmother for having demonstrated that the ‘internet doesn’t only belong to the young,’ and that ‘elders are not invisible’ but have ‘stories, humour, opinions and so much love left to give.’
Then he heartbreakingly wrote about the ‘grace’ and ‘wittiness’ she exhibited during her final decline, despite the ‘pain, fear and uncertainly’ she was suffering.
He concluded: ‘rest easy, grandma. you completed the game of life, with a perfect score, and your player 2, george is waiting for you to start another.’
Agnes’ fans were left in dread for her health when Culsans posted in October to clarify why she had not appeared in any new videos lately.
He explained that her COPD had ‘worsened significantly’ to the point she was hospitalized via ambulance, and that she was ‘quite seriously ill.’
A couple of days on, he shared with fans that she had a ‘major stroke’ and was undergoing ‘major treatment’ for her lung problem.
As the months wore on, the family’s hopes began to wane, and Culsans wrote online that it was ‘increasingly more likely’ she would not go home.
Agnes’ ‘nerves are shot,’ he wrote adding that ‘she’s understandably fed up with being in the hospital as she has been there for now exactly 3 weeks today.’
Further, Agnes was said to be ‘angry at herself for having the stroke, but we managed to joke with her about it,’ Culsans informed fans.
