Whitney Collings Dead: ‘Bad Girls Club’ Star Dies at 33

Whitney Collings, who starred in the reality series, Bad Girls Club, died on December 3, as first reported by TMZ. She was 33.

Collings appeared on 12 episodes of Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club between 2008 and 2009, and returned to film the Bad Girls Club Reunion Special. Prior to joining the reality series, she worked as a sales representative for Priority One Marketing Group in Florida, according to her IMDB page.

Collings’ mother confirmed the tragic news on Facebook. She wrote, “I am completely broken and will never get over this. Life is so unfair. She was kind with a big heart.” A friend of the reality star, Christina Marie, wrote on her Facebook page, “I am completely heart broken Whitney Collings we have so many fun memories together. Rest easy beautiful angel your with your dad now…”

A cause of death was not immediately revealed, but TMZ reports the Collings died while in a hospital near her hometown of Boston. The outlet said, “The medical examiner currently has Whitney’s case and will determine the cause and manner of her death.”

Collings Was Studying Biology & Physics at Salem State While Appearing on ‘Bad Girls Club’

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Collins was just 21 years old when she became a reality star. While she was working hard as a barmaid in Boston, Collings was also studying biology and physics at Salem State, as reported by The Boston Herald.

As for why she decided to join the reality series, Collings was pulled by the desire to live in a luxurious house in Los Angeles, “and it was a good excuse to party,” Collings joked before the season premiered in 2008.

While on-screen, Collings has run-ins with her fellow castmates, Sarah, Alia, and Tiffany, she said that off-screen they are all close friends “who talk on a daily basis,” she told The Boston Herald. “I keep telling people, ‘It’s a reality TV show,’ hinting that not all of what viewers see on TV was real drama.

Fellow ‘Bad Girls Club’ Star Demitra ‘Mimi’ Roche Died in July

Collings’ death comes just months after fellow Bad Girl Club star Demitra “Mimi” Roche died in July at age 34.

Roche’s death was confirmed by her friend, Miami rapper Er305. The rapper wrote on his Instagram page, “RIP @DEMITRAJADE. Gone way too soon. One of the kindest people I knew. Every time we linked you made sure it was lit. Thank you for truly supporting my craft from day 1 before anyone believed. We all miss you Mimi.”