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Nicki Aycox, best known for her role as Meg Masters onSupernatural, has died at the age of 47.
Aycox’s sister-in-law, Susan Raab Ceklosky, confirmed the news on Facebook with a touching tribute to the former actress, which was posted on Thursday.
A rep for Aycox could not be reached for more information.
Ceklosky did not share a cause of death. However, Aycox revealed that she wasdiagnosed with leukemiain an Instagram post in March 2021.
“I became very ill thinking I had Covid in January and February. Well, things came to a head,” shecaptioned the postwith a photo of her at the hospital. “I ended up in a hospital, diagnosed with Leukemia.”
Aycox said she would “fight” her way through chemotherapy and update her social media with a “better pic” in the future.
“I’ll be back better, stronger, and wiser!❤️❤️❤️,” she said.
Herlast poston Instagram was a video of her singing Whitesnake’s hit “Here I Go Again” in a hospital bed, posted on March 25.
She captioned the video, “STOP! DO NOT attempt to sing 80’s music after taking high doses of chemo☠️will cause memory loss,” along with tags like “#alwayskeepfighting,” “#cancersucks” and “#chemowarrior.”
Eric Kripke, who created showsSupernaturalandThe Boys,commemorated the late star on Twitter, saying he was “gutted” to hear the news and remarked that she was “too young.”
“She was a delight & delivered lines like honey & venom,” Kripke tweeted. “I marvel at how she made a simple word like ‘lackluster’ legendary.”
Aycox appeared in the first and fourth seasons of Supernatural and had recurring roles on other shows likeCold Case, Providence, Over There, EDandDark Blue,perIMDB.
Her work spans the late 1990s and 2000s with credits inLaw and Order,LAX,The X-FilesandAlly McBeal. Her last film was 2014’sDead on Campus.
source: people.com
