16-year-old girl from \u2018Grinning Girl\u2019 meme confirmed dead by suicide TLC \/ Instagram: kailiaposeyA star from TLC\u2019s reality TV show \u2018Toddlers & Tiaras,\u2019 Kailia Posey, has been confirmed dead by suicide at the age of 16. Posey was made famous by the show, which aired its first episode back in 2009, after her facial expression went viral as a meme template called \u2018Grinning Girl.\u2019 The teenager\u2019s sudden passing was revealed by her mother on Facebook. Marcy Posey Gatterman posted a statement on May 2, stating her daughter had taken her own life in Washington. Girl behind \u2018Grinning Girl\u2019 meme dies aged 16 \u201cI don\u2019t have words or any thoughts,\u201d Marcy said. \u201cA beautiful baby girl is gone. Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia. My baby forever.\u201d The post has since received almost 1,000 likes, with hundreds of messages of support for Kailia\u2019s relatives and friends. One user said: \u201cMarcy, I\u2019m so sorry. Praying hard for you and your family. She will be missed.\u201d Another posted: \u201cWe met K about 10 years ago and just as sweet as can be. We are so very sorry and are uplifting you in our prayers. She was such a beautiful shining star.\u201d Kailia had many talents, from being a young contortionist to being picked as a cheerleader for her high school. Kailia\u2019s family set up student fund Speaking to TMZ, the grieving family confirmed that Kailia had ambitions to pursue a career in acting, but also to obtain a commercial pilot\u2019s license. \u201cAlthough she was an accomplished teenager with a bright future ahead of her, unfortunately in one impetuous moment, she made the rash decision to end her earthly life,\u201d her Mother told TMZ. The family has since organized a Teen Crisis Intervention Fund at the Whatcom Community Foundation, with the proceeds going towards students suffering from mental health issues. \u201cThank you for honoring Kailia\u2019s short, beautiful life by helping other young people,\u201d a statement on the Foundation\u2019s website reads. If you have been affected by this story, know that there is help out there for suicide prevention. We urge those suffering from suicidal thoughts to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline immediately at 800-273-TALK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
16-year-old girl from \u2018Grinning Girl\u2019 meme confirmed dead by suicide TLC \/ Instagram: kailiaposeyA star from TLC\u2019s reality TV show \u2018Toddlers & Tiaras,\u2019 Kailia Posey, has been confirmed dead by suicide at the age of 16. Posey was made famous by the show, which aired its first episode back in 2009, after her facial expression […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43342\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}