Danielle Colby has been forced to deny she’s dead.
The 48-year-old TV star, who appears on History’s reality show American Pickers, would have been pretty surprised to learn that she’d apparently passed away at 48 years of age. She had to make it very clear that she was very much still alive.
It seems she’s the latest victim of a notorious celebrity death hoax. Rumours had been spreading on social media that she’d died, thanks to several incorrect posts claiming such a thing.
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One such post suggesting she’d died shared a snap of the star with a post that read: “HUGE TRAGEDY [heartbreak emoji]. American Pickers star Danielle Colby is in shock. With heavy hearts, we announce the passing.”
(Image: Instagram/daniellecolbyamericanpicker)
None other but Danielle herself quote tweeted the rumour with a scathing response – just to put the rumours to bed. She wrote: “I’m pretty sure I’m not f***ing dead.”
She also complained about the photo they’d used to announce her alleged death – like a shot of her talking on the phone on American Pickers. Seeing the funny side of the situation, she sarcastically wrote: “AND PLEASE USE A BETTER PHOTO THE NEXT TIME I DIE.”
(Image: HISTORY)
Fans were relieved she was okay, and many proceeded to blast the fake claims. One admitted: “Sh** I read that, and I was in shock…. my heart just dropped!”. Another fumed: “People should lose their accounts for BS like this, for real.”
Others found it pretty funny. One joked: “Could you double check please?”. Another sarcastically quipped: “Holy sh** it’s a miracle!!!”
Another post, on Instagram, seemed to make the same false claim – except they made it sound like Danielle’s family had died. Their post read: “What a tragedy! It’s about American Pickers star Danielle Colby. It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of her family”.
Danielle blasted this one by referencing a quote by author Mark twain which read: “The report of my death was an exaggeration”. She added: “Also please use a better f***ing photo when I do actually die.”
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
