TikTok star Joshua Blackledge has died at the age of 16.
The influencer died on March 18 at his home in Newport, North Carolina, according to an obituary.
A cause of death remains unclear.
Blackledge, a junior at West Carteret high school, had over 1million followers on TikTok.
He often posted videos that saw him lip-syncing or hanging out with friends as well as his girlfriend Emmie Gillikin.
‘Missing this sweet boy right now. never would’ve thought i would have been here without you,’ Gillikin wrote on social media on March 20.
‘Josh showed me what love really was even [though] im very young. he never failed to put a smile on my face no matter how mad i was at him … Even after these past couple days nothing seems real and im feeling all the emotions.’
Blackledge’s last TikTok post came on March 14 and saw him hanging out with his friend in a white pickup truck.
On Thursday, Gillikin