Blood, Sweat & Heels Co-stars Melyssa Ford & Brie Bythewood Remember Daisy Lewellyn
It's a sad day for Blood, Sweat & Heels fans, as one of their own has just passed away earlier this month. It was reported that star of the Bravo series Daisy Lewellyn lost her battle after she was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer. The reality star and TV personality was only 36 when she died.
According to Us Weekly, the network released a statement regarding Lewellyn's passing following her death on April 8.
"We are devastated to learn that Daisy Lewellyn from Bravo's Blood, Sweat & Heels has passed away this morning after a battle with a rare form of cancer," the statement read according to Page Six. "Daisy passed on in peace and filled with joy, surrounded by her family and friends. We are all saddened to lose this wonderful woman. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy is expressed."
The starlet opened up about her diagnosis in an interview with Madame Noire in March 2015, after she found out that she had stage 3 cancer in her bile ducts.
"It was kind of shocking. But also when I was diagnosed, I remember some of my immediate thoughts being like, 'Well, you know what? I'm not afraid to die,'" she explained to the news site. "It wasn't like I wanted to die and it wasn't like I didn't want to live because I absolutely love my life and I've always loved my life, but they told me it was stage three cancer. I was like, 'Well, if it's my time to go, I'm OK with it.'"
Lewellyn's costars took to heir social media sites to remember their friends after hearing of her passing.
Melyssa Ford posted a picture of her and Daisy together on her Instagram account writing, "I literally dreamed of her last nite... perhaps it was as she was saying goodbye to all of us. The shock is wearing off and full blown grief is setting in. I cannot believe Daisy is gone. My heart breaks for her family. Her light and spirit will be sorely missed.
Fellow Blood, Sweat & Heels star Brie Bythewood took to her social media site to pay tribute to Lewellyn writing, "Sending my prayers and condolences to the family of @daisylewellyn. May she rest comfortably in the hands of God. RIP you stylish beauty xo."