An Israeli social media star who was well-known for making fun of his own weight and blogging about his love of food passed away at the age of only 28.
Idan Ohayon, a TikTok user with more than 140,000 followers, passed away on September 6 at midnight at Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon.
Ohayon’s family said that his cause of death was a medical condition without expanding further.
The Israeli became famous on Tiktok for posting videos of himself eating food and mocking his obesity.
Ohayon’s 140,000 TikTok followers paid tribute to the influencer, saying they were ‘devastated’ by his death.
‘My heart is torn to pieces, such a young man. May his memory be blessed,’ one fan wrote on Tiktok.
Ohayan’s adequate following on TikTok, as well as his 52,000 followers on Instagram and thousands of subscribers on YouTube, made him a well-known influencer in Israel.
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One fan wrote on Ohayon’s Instagram page: ‘I’ve known you since you started with the network, I’ll miss you dear friend.’
His funeral was held on Wednesday at a ceremony in the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat.
Ohayon, who is survived by his mother, brother, and sister, was recently cast in the reality-documentary series “The Creatoks.”
He was going to compete on the show against other influencers for the title of best content creator in Israel.
Ohayon claimed to have taken a sabbatical from social media to Israeli media a few months prior, but upon his return, he posted a number of videos on TikTok and gained thousands of followers.
Ohayon told Ynet, “One day, I made the decision to get back into social media, so I updated a video on Tiktok.”
‘Suddenly, I reached 300,000 views in 24 hours, so I posted another video and another one, and views kept coming.
‘I returned to my old life and gained a lot of followers and it was cool. People even recognised me when I was walking on the street and asked for selfies.’
