CBBC Child Star Mya-Lecia Naylor Dies At The Age Of 16!

Rest In Peace Mya-Lecia Naylor!

The CBBC child star has died on 7^th of April 2019, but the news of her death was announced after more than a week. The CBBC website revealed the news on 17 April 2019, where her fans recalled the memory of an actress.

The network stated that she was a much-loved part of the BBC Children’s family and a hugely talented actress, singer, and dancer.

Alice Webb, the Director at BBC Children expressed her sorrow on the demise of the young actress.

We are distraught and so terribly sad to hear the news about Mya. She has shone so brightly on our screens, both in Millie Inbetween and Almost Never, and it’s unthinkable that she won’t be part of our journey going forward.

She was hugely popular with our audience, a very talented actress, dancer and singer, and a real role model for her young fans.

After her death, her former co-stars took their social media to tribute her. Emily Atack, her co-star on the CBBC series Almost Never stated on her Instagram that she was “shocked and sad” to hear the news of her death.

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So shocked and sad to hear about lovely Mya-Lecia Naylor. She was a beautiful and talented girl. A complete joy to be around on the set of Almost Never. Sending all my love to her family & friends. Rest in peace beautiful girl x

A post shared by Emily Atack (@emilyatackofficial) on Apr 17, 2019 at 11:24am PDT

The rising star Naylor has garnered numerous fans and followers at an early age. However, the cause of her death is yet to be revealed.

Mya-Lecia Naylor Bio & Career

Mya-Lecia Naylor was born on 6 November 2002 to English parents in London. She was just two years old when she first appeared on television in British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous in 2004.

In 2011, she played the lead role as Tati on the television series, Tati’s Hotel. Similarly, she appeared in two episodes of psychological thriller The Last Weekend, and in the film, Cloud Atlas as Miro. Naylor portrayed the character of Fran in the sitcom Millie Inbetween from 2014 to 2018. Most recently, she appeared as Mya on the television sitcom Almost Never in 2019.