TikTok creator Tineke “Tini” Younger has shared the death of her newborn daughter.
On Wednesday (Nov. 26), the 24-year-old revealed she lost one of her twin daughters, Arya, after a placental abruption near 36 weeks of pregnancy.
The influencer shared the news in an emotional Instagram post with photos of herself, her husband, Antoine Wright Jr., and their newborn.
"This isn't the post I ever thought I would share once the twins came, unfortunately earlier this week we lost our sweet girl Arya (Baby A)," Younger wrote. "We made it to almost 36 weeks we were so close to being done and getting the girls to term but I had a placenta abruption and we lost our sweet girl."
She continued, “Her twin sister is doing really good and breathing on her own. They both are so beautiful and Arya will always be celebrated, her sister will know she is a twin and has a beautiful twin sister.”
Younger also told her followers she will take a break from TikTok and is unsure how long she will be away, assuring them, "I promise I will be back."
The TikTok star first announced her pregnancy in June with a post reading, "2 sous chefs on the way."
Younger rose to fame after uploading cooking videos to her TikTok account for her 12 million followers.
She gained more traction after her appearance on Season 2 of Next Level Chef that earned praise from Gordon Ramsay.
According to Rolling Stone, her most viral hit was a mac and cheese recipe heavy on hand-shredded cheese and anchored by a roux, a technique that helped turn her from a frequent presence on viewers' feeds into a widely recognized cooking creator.
The magazine noted that she has consistently used her platform to speak about food insecurity in the United States and said that her goal is to make cooking feel less intimidating.
"It's normal to be a little intimidated by certain things ... But in the kitchen, you're going to mess up, and that's OK," she told Rolling Stone.
“I want to teach everyone that wants to learn how to cook, even if they don’t want to do it professionally,” Younger added. “Even if it’s just a simple mac and cheese recipe, that’s a win in my books.”
