Eva Evans, TikTok star and “Club Rat” creator, dies at 29

Eva Evans, a TikTok star known for her videos about life in New York City and creator of the web series “Club Rat,” has died. She was 29.

Evans’ sister Lila Joy announced the news in an Instagram post on Sunday. The cause of death was not disclosed.

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“Yesterday my family received the news that our sweet, fabulous, creative, caring, hilarious Eva, my beautiful sister, has passed away,” Joy wrote. “After 24 hours I am still in a constant cycle of denial and acceptance, so I know how incredible and hard this news will be to process… I wish I had Eva here right now to relate to because she would have better words and know how to express what I don’t know.”

Evans had over 300,000 followers on TikTok and used her platform to create comedic and informative content about life as a woman in her 20s in New York City. In one of her most popular videos, she predicted which New York City neighborhood viewers should live in based on their zodiac sign. She also created a web series called “Club Rat,” about an influencer who “tries to get back into the chaotic New York City dating scene after a candid video of her humiliating breakup goes viral,” according to the synopsis. The series is available to stream on Prime Video.

TikTok filled with tributes to Evans on Sunday, including from Julia Fox. “She was a TikTok star and a New York icon. I always saw her as a little sister and knew she looked up to me,” Fox said in a tearful video. “She was so young. Had so much left to do in life. But she lived life to the fullest.”

News of Evans’ death comes nearly a week after the death of Kyle Marisa Roth, another popular TikTok creator known for her Hollywood gossip videos.

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