YouTuber Nicole Thea’s partner Boga held a moving memorial for the late star on her birthday following her and her unborn baby’s tragic death.
Nicole and her baby, who she and Boga had named Reign, died earlier this month, with her family confirming the heartbreaking news.
Musician Boga organised a balloon release in Hyde Park for what would have been Nicole’s 25th birthday, with fans sharing videos.
According to attendees, Boga also performed a song he had written for his late partner.
Boga wrote on Instagram following the memorial: ‘Baby girl my Shawty my Queen I have a lot to say, a lot on my mind & no one on this planet can understand what I am going through in my life.
‘The pain can’t be explained. MY RIB MY LIFE MY LOVE MY LOVE MY HEART MY HEARTBEAT MY EVERYTHING MY EVERY DAY LIFE. TODAY IS YOUR 25th BIRTHDAY & IM FILLED WITH THE MOST PAIN YET IM GLAD I COULD AT ATLEAST MAKE YOUR DAY SPECIAL.
‘All the plans we HAD, all the plans I HAD. all the nights we laughed, all the vibes we had. OUR CONNECTION THE WORLD COULDNT UNDERSTAND. What should I do ? MAAME MAAME. 3y3 Wonkoa na medo mewiase nyinaaa I WILL LOVE YOU EVERYDAY ALL NIGHT ALL MY LIFE.
‘REIGN WILL PROTECT YOU & MAKE IT REIGN CONTINUESLY DOWN HERE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY QUEEN R2 MY NICO NICO MY GO BOGA MY OKAYYYYYY MY SAVIOUR MY HERO MY WORLD I WILL MAKE YOUR NAME & LEGACY REIGN MY ENTIRE LIFE & BEYOND. REIGN 💙THEA🤍 R2🖤’.
In the memorial announcement, Boga asked mourners to come in white tshirts and bring a white balloon to release.
He added that social distancing would be observed, with a message at the end reading: ‘We love and miss you Nicole & Reign, you will live in our hearts forever.’
Nicole’s family confirmed the tragic news of her death on social media this month, writing: ‘To all Nicole’s friends and supporters it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Nicole and her son she and Boga named Reign sadly passed away on Saturday morning.
‘Also Nicole pre-schedule a few YouTube videos and Boga has made the decision to allow them to be aired.
‘As a family we ask that you give us privacy because our hearts are truly broken and we are struggling to cope with what has happened.
‘Thank you her mum RIP My beautiful baby girl Nicnac and my grandson Reign, I will miss you for the rest of my life until we meet again in eternal heaven. Xxx’.
Her cause of death is currently unknown, but it is understood she did not die in childbirth.
Nicole was well known on YouTube for posting videos of her hip hop inspired dances, as well as makeup tutorials and confessional interviews.
She had attracted over 73,000 subscribers on the video sharing platform, with her clips racking up over 4.4 million views in total.