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Bobbie Jean Carter died Saturday morning in Florida, aged 41 and sadly leaves behind her daughter Bella.
Jane Carter, the mother of Nick, Aaron, Leslie, Angel, and Bobbie Jean Carter, released a statement announcing Bobbie's death. She sadi: "I am in shock from learning of the sudden death of my daughter, Bobbie Jean; and I will need time to process the terrible reality of this happening for the third time.
"When I am able to think clearly, I’ll release a fuller statement; but until then I would request to be left to grieve in private," she added before revealing that her granddaughter from Bobbie, Bella, is now orphaned, as her father previously died also.
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Bobbie Jean sadly passed
In life, she struggled with drug abuse and addiction"[H]owever deeply a parent feels the loss of a child, the suffering of a young child at the loss of a parent must be much greater. So, I would ask the sympathetic to say a prayer for my precious eight year old granddaughter Bella, who previously lost her father and is now also left without her mother," the statement, given to TMZ, read.
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In life, while her brothers took lead in the musical world, Bobbie stayed involved in the enterprise in her own way. While Aaron's career was reaching its heights, she served as his wardrobe stylist.
While her life was put on public spectacle when she appeared on their reality show House of Carters, she took a step out of the limelight in more recent years. While on television, she struggled with substance abuse and this extended into her adult life. Additionally, she has since had multiple run-ins with the law.
Aaron and Leslie have also passed away, leaving Nick and Angel (Startraks/REX/Shutterstock)In Nov. 2022, Aaron died and was found in a bathtub. It was later ruled that his death was the result of drowning and that drug use was involved, but it was also deemed accidental. Like Bobbie Jean, Aaron struggled with addiction throughout the course of his life. Similarly, the oldest sister of the family, Leslie, passed away in 2012 as the result of an overdose.
Of The House of Carter siblings, only Nick and Angel are still alive. Nick is still an active member of American boyband Backstreet Boys. Angel, the twin of Aaron, is a mother and advocates for mental health as she honours her brother's life. Alongside AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson, Nick launched the pop sensation boyband on April 20, 1993.