According to her sister Lakshmi, former MTV anchor Ananda Lewis passed away at the age of 52.
Just yesterday (June 11), she posted a straightforward remembrance of her loved one on Facebook.
Lakshmi announced: “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms.”
She also included the following emojis of shattered hearts: “Lord, rest her soul.”
In 1997, Lewis was initially employed by MTV as a VJ. She hosted Hot Zone and Total Request Live there before departing in 2001 to present The Ananda Lewis Show, her own talk show.
After her parents divorced and she and her sister moved in with their mother to their grandmother’s house, Lewis told Teen People in 1999 that she had a challenging childhood.
She later went to an arts high school, and after graduation, she hosted BET’s Teen Summit, where she had an interview with Hillary Clinton, who was first lady at the time.
“That experience got me noticed at MTV and in August of 1997, I moved to New York and started working there,” she told the outlet.
Lewis later rose to prominence as one of MTV’s most well-liked m was unwell.
She clarified that she hadn’t been getting routine mammograms because she was terrified of radiation.
However, when she acknowledged not following medical advice, her condition would quickly deteriorate following her diagnosis.
