What happened to Nella Rose’s parents?
BEFORE finding TV fame in the I’m A Celebrity jungle, Nella Rose first found herself in the spotlight as a YouTuber.
But behind closed doors, the Influencer has dealt with incredible pain, after losing both of her parents.
What happened to Nella Rose’s parents?
Nella Rose revealed how both of her parents died within the space of just four years of each other.
In 2016, the popular YouTuber told fans that her mother Eseho Omolongo had “passed away in her arms”.
It hasn’t been revealed what her cause of death was, but Nella told her followers that her mum had “been ill for a long time”.
Following her beloved mum’s passing, she lost her council flat, where she lived with her brother.
Nella then revealed she “sofa-surfed” as she put her self though university, before eventually getting her own place.
Speaking to her subscribers on YouTube in 2018, she said: “I didn’t want this to be my life.
“I wanted to live with my mum until I was 25. I was forced to let go of that.
“All my friends when they left Uni they got to go back to their parents and get cooked meals, save so much money… I had to basically be alone for the rest of my life until I get married.”
But as if this wasn’t all enough, her father Kamango Paul Hollela then also died just four years later in 2020.
She told her TikTok followers: “When you’re an immigrant, have been homeless, lost both parents, family have disowned you, constantly body shamed but God continues to bless you.”
What has Nella Rose said about her parents?
On YouTube, Nella opened up about the sudden loss of her mum in 2019.
Speaking on her YouTube channel, she said: “Literally not even a month, a couple of weeks, after I turned 19 my mum passed away and it was something that you don’t expect.
“You don’t plan, it just happened.
“I didn’t wake up that day and think ‘oh my mum is going to pass away’. She literally just died in my arms.
“It is the worst thing that happened in my life. I will never get over it.
“I have learned to deal with it, but I do not see myself healing from it anytime sure.”
After her dad passed away, she shared a heartfelt tribute on social media, and said: “Rest in Peace Daddy, watching you suffer for the past month has been the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life but at least you’re not in pain anymore.
“Gonna make you the proudest dad ever in the years to come because I know you’re still by [my] side every step of the way.”
Does Nella Rose have siblings?
Nella has one sibling, an older brother but his name is unknown.
Speaking about their relationship with their late mother, she told her followers: “Me, my mum and my brother used to be the three musketeers.
“Sometimes life is so unfair.”
Speaking ahead of entering the I’m A Celebrity jungle, Nella said: “My family have been laughing hysterically ever since I told them I was taking part.
“And they asked me why I agreed to do this but I’ve been watching I’m A Celebrity ever since I was a child and I still remember Ian Wright locked up in a room with an Ostrich.
“It’s so iconic and it’s why I said ‘yes’ immediately.”