A FITNESS influencer has been discovered useless in her house aged solely 49.
Tributes have been pouring in for Brazilian Adriana “Drika” Thyssen, who shared her health journey after dropping near 100lbs in simply over a yr.
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Health influencer Adriana Thyssen was discovered useless aged 49Credit: Newsflash
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Drika’s physique was present in her house on SundayCredit: Newsflash
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The 49-year-old has misplaced near 100lbs in simply over a yearCredit: Jam Press
Adriana sought to encourage others to decide on a wholesome life-style utilizing her huge social media presence.
Her physique was present in her house on Sunday.
Drika was buried at a personal funeral at Cemitério Bom Jesus in Araguari in her native state of Minas Gerais.
A girl claiming to be Adriana’s cousin from São Paulo, stated the influencer, as a public determine, had been bullied.
“She was sturdy, for a protracted, very long time. She all the time seemed for love and solely acquired crumbs,” the lady, named Amanda Lourenço, wrote.
“Haters have already accomplished an excessive amount of, so at this second, I ask everybody for compassion, understanding and empathy.”
The influencer’s loss of life was introduced via a submit on the Instagram account for her clothes model.
It learn: “It’s with deep unhappiness and remorse that our group and household Weblog da Drika and Drikas Retailer inform you of the loss of life of our expensive Drika.
“On this second of ache, we ask for everybody’s prayers and compassion.”
On the time of her loss of life, Adriana boasted 1.7 million Fb followers and ran a plus-sized energetic put on and clothes label known as “Drikas Retailer”
The model account had practically 76,000 followers on Instagram.
Drika had beforehand admitted that she had struggled with being obese since she was a youngster.
In a submit welcoming new followers, she wrote: “I began the combat on 02/18/13, I weighed 107kg (236lbs), I wasn’t pregnant and I did not have bariatric surgical procedure.
“I used to be unemployed and with my husband I used to be in debt on the financial institution.”
She added that she tried numerous diets and was “chronically hooked on amphetamines for 18 years,” which led her down a spiral of despair and alcoholism.
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The health influencer additionally had her personal clothes lineCredit: Jam Press