KOMPAS.com – Taylor LeJeune, known online as Waffler69 and had 1.8 million followers on TikTok, passed away.
Reported from Sky Newsthe 33-year-old man went viral after posting videos of eating odd and sometimes out-of-date foods, including canned ham from the 1960s, venison and baby food.
“My brother Taylor passed away at approximately 10pm on January 11, 2023, allegedly of a heart attack,” read a statement on his death by his brother.
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Claydorm, Taylor’s brother, also confirmed his brother’s death to NBC News.
She said she received a call from their mother who said Taylor needed their car to get to the hospital because she couldn’t breathe.
LeJeune’s father and grandfather died of heart failure before the age of 50, he added.
Claydorm set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to cover funeral expenses, but it was all paid for by his mother.
The page has raised more than $11,000.
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“It’s crazy to see how many people actually love my brother besides my small circle of family, revealed Claydorm.
In the last TikTok video waffler69 before his death, he ate a Big Fruit Loop dipped in milk after a follower suggested it.
His brother asked fans to show their love by rewatching and sharing the video.
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“Please keep his legacy alive,” he said in a TikTok video.
“Watch the content he has. Keep him alive. He likes to make people happy.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxUqB43-VwE
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