TikTok star Eva Evans, who directed and starred in the Amazon Prime series Club Rat, has died at the age of 29.
According to her sister Lila, the star died on April 21. Taking to Instagram, Eva’s sister let everyone know of the passing sharing a photo of the TikToker laughing and wearing a colorful floral dress.
“please share this post so that it reaches everyone it needs to,” Lila wrote. “yesterday my family received news that our sweet, fabulous, creative, caring, hilarious Eva, my beautiful sister, has died. after 24 hours, i still find myself in a constant cycle of denial and acceptance, so i know how unbelievable and hard to process this news will be.”
She added, “we will be holding a celebration of Eva this coming Tuesday, 4/23, in the evening in lower Manhattan. please dm me so I can get a headcount and will share the details.”
“i wish i had Eva here now to refer to because she would have better words and know how to say what i don’t,” Lila continued. “i am keeping this brief, so we can plan for the next few days, but you’ll be hearing a lot more from me on how much Eva means to me and just how different the world will be be without her.”
She then concluded her caption with, “all my love, lila.”
Lila shared a series of photos of Eva on Instagram stories featuring multiple tributes of different people.
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Julia Fox also reposted Lila’s Instagram announcement on her Instagram Stories, writing in capital letters, “I can’t believe this. RIP @ITSEVAEVANS I’m going to miss you so much. Thank you for sharing so much of your light with us.”
“Rest in peace, angel Eva ❤️ you were always kind to me when others couldn’t be bothered. Will never forget that kindness,” The Hills alum Lo Bosworth commented under Eva’s last Instagram post.
Eva is survived by her sisters Lila, Zoe and Sofi, and her mother Heather.
The sisters’ father, artist Matt Baumgardner, died in 2018 at the age of 63, per the outlet.
Eva’s five-episode series Club Rat, which she co-wrote and directed, debuted in 2023 and streamed on Amazon Prime Video. She played an influencer who tries her hand at dating again in New York City after a video of her breakup goes viral.
Eva chronicled her real life, including an actual breakup she underwent in early March following an almost two-year relationship. In her final social media posts, shared a few days ago, she commented on JoJo Siwa’s new look on TikTok and shared a pic of herself posing inside a New York City subway car on Instagram.
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There has been no cause of death issued as of this time.
