A popular expat influencer has died after reportedly taking painkillers to treat a terrible hangover, while her heartbroken partner lamented that he would never kiss her again.
Known online in her adopted homeland of China as “Nana,” the 31-year-old spent 38 days in a coma before passing away on May 5, according to her partner.
The influencer, originally from Russia, moved to study in Guizhou province in southeastern China last year. There, she fell in love with local tattoo artist Wang Tao and decided to stay in the country with him.
Their love story soon brought her fame on Chinese social media and she became known as the “Russian Nanny.”
She had more than 60,000 followers on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, who followed updates about her new life.
On March 27, the couple went out for drinks with friends in the afternoon, but Nana felt unwell that evening. After feeling a nasty hangover coming on, the young woman allegedly took some painkillers and went to bed, but was later rushed to hospital after being found unconscious.
According to media reports, he fell into a coma and died 38 days later.
Tao announced his death in a short video on Douyin on May 6.
He shared images of him kissing his partner’s forehead in the hospital with the message: “Nana has left us forever.
“Yesterday’s kiss was her last kiss while she was alive… I will never be able to kiss Nana again, never again.”
It is unclear whether authorities are investigating the influencer’s death.
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