Idan Ohayon – Israeli TikTok star who rose to fame with videos mocking his weight problems – dies aged 28
- Idan Ohayon died at Barzilai Medical Center in the coastal city of Ashkelon, Israel
- Ohayon has been posting TikTok videos of him eating food and making fun of his own obesity
- Ohayon’s family confirmed that his cause of death was a medical condition
An Israeli TikTok star who rose to fame for posting videos mocking his own weight problems has died aged 28.
Idan Ohayon, who has more than 140,000 followers on TikTok, died Tuesday night at Barzilai Medical Center in the coastal city of Ashkelon, Israel.
Ohayon’s family said his cause of death was a medical condition without expanding further.
The Israeli rose to fame on Tiktok for posting videos of himself eating and poking fun at his own obesity.
Idan Ohayon, who had more than 140,000 followers on TikTok, died Tuesday night at Barzilai Medical Center in the coastal city of Ashkelon
The Israeli rose to fame on Tiktok for posting videos of himself eating and poking fun at his own obesity
Ohayon’s 140,000 TikTok followers paid tribute to the influencer, saying they were “devastated” by his death.
“My heart is torn, such a young man. May his memory be blessed,” wrote one fan on Tiktok.
Ohayan’s large following on TikTok, as does his 52,000 followers on Instagram and thousands of subscribers on YouTube made him a well-known influencer in Israel.
One fan wrote on Ohayon’s Instagram page: “I’ve known you since you started the network, I’ll miss you dear friend.”
His funeral took place at a ceremony in the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat on Wednesday.
Ohayon’s 140,000 TikTok followers paid tribute to the influencer, saying they were “devastated” by his death.
Ohayan’s large 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
Ohayon, who is survived by his mother, brother and sister, was cast in a documentary reality show called The Creatoks a few months ago.
He was set to compete with other influencers on the show to win the title of Israel’s Best Content Creator.
Ohayon told Israeli media a few months ago that he took a break from social media – but when he returned he posted a series of videos on TikTok and ended up with thousands of followers.
“One day I decided to go back to social media, so I updated a video on Tiktok,” Ohayon told Ynet.
“All of a sudden I hit 300,000 views in 24 hours so I posted another video and another and the views kept coming.
“I went back to my old life and gained a lot of followers and it was cool. People even recognized me when I was walking down the street and asked for selfies.”
