TikTok star Leah Smith dies at 22 after four-year battle with bone cancer – after telling her followers she was ‘so scared’ to stop treatment when she received a terminal diagnosis

TikTok star Leah Smith has died at the age of 22 after her four-year battle with bone cancer.

The social media star from Liverpool amassed more than 506,000 followers after documenting her treatment journey online.

Leah’s family announced that she passed away yesterday morning from Ewing’s sarcoma, an extremely rare form of cancer that affects soft tissue and bones.

Last month, Leah revealed in an emotional TikTok that she was ‘so scared’ to stop treatment after doctors told her it was ‘not working anymore’.

In an emotional video posted to her page last night, her boyfriend Andrew told followers that Leah had passed away at 11.30am yesterday morning.

He said: ‘I want to thank everyone. All your comments helped. She’s actually read them all.

“And anyone who’s ever said something nice, it means more than you realize.

“We will all miss Leah and we will make sure we never forget her. I want to see everyone talking about Leah and how great she is and how much she has helped everyone. We will never let Leah be forgotten.”

The video has been viewed more than seven million times and prompted thousands of fans to leave loving comments.

Fellow TikTok star Katylee Bailey commented, “Leah was such a beautiful person inside and out! She will never be forgotten! Rest in peace.’

TikToker Leuan Jones added: ‘This is so sad, life is so cruel! Rest in peace, dear lady.’

Meanwhile, a third said: ‘Been a silent follower for years. Wow, I’m so sorry, rest in beautiful paradise. I hope you are finally at peace.”

Yesterday, Leah’s mum and best friend Vikki revealed the star had been moved into end-of-life care and was ‘so peaceful’.

TikTok star Leah Smith – who has died aged 22 – with her boyfriend Andrew, who announced her death yesterday

Andrew (pictured with Leah) said: ‘I want to see everyone talking about Leah and how amazing she is and how much she has helped everyone’

They said: ‘[Leah] looking as beautiful as ever and we are just grateful that we can stand at her bedside and hold her hand to comfort her through it.”

‘Andrew has never left her side for a moment, he has been an absolute source of support and support for her throughout this journey.’

The mother went on to say that Leah asked her to keep her followers updated on her condition.

She continued, “We’ll keep you posted because we know that’s what Leah would want. She has shared much of her journey with you and it is only fair that we continue to do so for her benefit.”

Leah’s friend wrote in the comments: ‘I forgot to mention that Leah is surrounded by flowers in her room and pictures of me and Ellie and all her memories.

“She’s in such a comfortable and beautiful place.”

Last month, Leah revealed in a heartbreaking TikTok that her doctors had said there was ‘no point’ in giving her any more antibiotics and fluids because they were ‘not working anymore’.

She explained, “All the pain meds don’t work, so they really just want to get me into as comfortable a state as possible.

‘I don’t know what this means for me, if this is the end of the journey. But my whole family has come around and I’m just going to pretend I’m good and great because honestly, I’m so scared. I don’t want to die yet. I’m sorry.’

Leah was diagnosed with cancer in October 2019 after complaining of constant back pain.

She told me Liverpool echo in 2020: ‘I had very bad back pain for 10 months. It was constant, but I lost all feeling in my left leg and I knew something was definitely wrong.

“I wanted to start a TikTok to express my journey and show people my life with cancer – the ups and downs of it. People absolutely love it.’