The 'tiktoker' Megha Thakur, standard bearer of 'body positive', dies suddenly at the age of 21

The well-known Canadian 'tiktoker'

has died suddenly at the age of 21, her parents have announced.

Megha, with almost a million followers, had spoken on more than one occasion about the mental health problems she suffered for considering herself too thin.

The details of her death have not yet been released.

The Canadian died on November 24 but her death has not been confirmed by her parents until now.

"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the light of our lives, our kind, loving and beautiful daughter, Megha Thakur, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.

on November 24, 2022 in the early hours of the morning," they announced on Instagram.

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"Megha was a self-assured and independent young woman. She will be

She

loved her fans and would have wanted you to know of her passing. At this time, we

on Megha. Your thoughts and prayers will be with her in their journey forward," concludes the message from their parents.

Thakur, with 930,000 followers on Tiktok, was a champion of

, a current that is committed to body positivity and how to boost self-confidence.

But unlike the content creators of this current, who tend to be bulky women, Megha stood up for her from the thin body of her and helped people to love themselves regardless of the body they have.

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"I had very severe anxiety, which turned into stress, which led to a heart attack. So I've been dealing with it. I was depressed for years. It was horrible, I didn't want to be alive anymore and

. Too many people they choose suicide over their improvement because mental health awareness is not where it should be. They must look for ways to improve their mental health to help themselves and others," he once confessed in one of his messages in social networks.

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