Joshua Blackledge, a beloved TikTok star with over 1.1 million followers, has passed away at the age of 16. His sudden death on March 18 has left fans in shock, with an outpouring of condolences flooding social media. His girlfriend, Emmie Gillikin, shared an emotional tribute, remembering the love and joy he brought to those around him.
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00:00TikTok star Joshua Blackledge has passed away at the age of 16, leaving fans and loved ones
00:06in mourning.
00:07Blackledge, a junior at West Carteret High School, has amassed over 1.1 million followers
00:12on TikTok.
00:13His engaging content featured lip-syncing videos, car clips, and moments with his friends
00:18and girlfriend, Emmy Gilligan.
00:20According to Carolina Coast Online, Blackledge passed away on March 18th at his home in Newport,
00:25North Carolina.
00:27No cause of death has been publicly disclosed.
00:30Blackledge's final TikTok, posted on March 14th, featured him posing with friends by
00:34a white truck.
00:36Many viewers have expressed disbelief that he passed away so soon after uploading the
00:40video.
00:41This user wrote,
00:42Death is so odd, because what do you mean he was alive 6 days ago?
00:46Another chimed in,
00:47I actually can't believe he's passed away, like I'm in shock, this is very sad.
00:52And this user added that Blackledge didn't even get to celebrate hitting 1 million followers
00:57on TikTok.
00:58His girlfriend, Emmy Gilligan, shared an emotional tribute on March 20th, compiling clips from
01:02their relationship and expressing her grief.
01:05In the caption, she wrote,
01:06Missing this sweet boy right now.
01:08Never would have thought I would have been here without you.
01:10Josh showed me what love really was, even though I'm very young.
01:13He never failed to put a smile on my face, no matter how mad I was at him.
01:17Even after these past couple days, nothing seems real and I'm feeling all the emotions.
01:22A celebration of life was held in his honor on March 23rd, with an outpouring of support
01:27from fans and friends who left condolences on his obituary page and social media.
01:33His family has not released further details regarding his death, and the community remains
01:37in mourning over the sudden loss of the young influencer.