YouTuber Nicole Thea and her unborn son have passed away, her mother confirmed in a statement on Sunday.

The 24-year-old YouTuber was eight months pregnant with Reign, who she shared with street dancer Boga. Her partner has since decided to allow some of her unpublished YouTube videos to be aired. It is not yet known what caused their deaths, but according to a statement Nicole's mother posted on Instagram, the pair passed away on Saturday morning.

Alongside a picture of her, Nicole's mother shared the announcement to Instagram on Sunday night. It read:

"To all Nicole’s friends and supporters it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nicole and her son she and Boga named Reign sadly passed away on Saturday morning. Also Nicole pre-schedule a few YouTube videos and Boga has made the decision to allow them to be aired. As a family we ask that you give us privacy because our hearts are truly broken and we are struggling to cope with what has happened. Thank you her mum RIP My beautiful baby girl Nicnac and my grandson Reign, I will miss you for the rest of my life until we meet again in eternal heaven. Xxx".

Our thoughts are with Nicole's family at this time.

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Daniella Scott is Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. As part of her role, Danny covers all things entertainment, from true crime to scandalous drama (if there’s a con involved, she’s probably already binged it) and celebrity interviews, including Nicola Coughlan. Danny’s also across lifestyle, travel, interiors and food and drink, in both digital and print. So when she’s not trawling Instagram for the next best Ikea hack, she’s trying out cocktail recipes or pretending she has a driving license researching the UK’s best road trips.