BROOKE Burke’s brother Tommy has died at the age of 44 just one day after his birthday as the Dancing With The Stars alum mourned him after his ‘unexpected’ passing.
Brooke, 49, announced that her younger brother had died on Instagram.
The Dancing With The Stars alum posted a broken-hearted emoji as she captioned her snapshots: I have no words.”
In a few of the photos, Brooke and Tommy were posed side by side.
In another photo, Tommy had a full-grown bread and had dreadlocks as he played his guitar.
Brooke also mentioned that her sibling was born on 7/19/1977 and had passed away on 7/20/2021.
The Rock Star host also shared more snapshots of her late brother in her Instagram stories.
‘PURE LOVE’
Brooke wrote: “Rest in love…pure love.”
“On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Tommy Burke, aka Fatcat, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly while sleeping in his home,” according to the GoFundMe page.
The statement continued: “Throughout his life, Tom brought positivity and laughter to everyone around him, especially his family and friends. He was an artist in every sense of the word: from his witty rap lyrics, to his impressive paintings, woodwork, and professional designs.
“He is already greatly missed. He leaves behind his wife and 10 kids. This fundraiser is intended to help support them during and after this difficult time.”
Donations have reached up to more than $16,000 in order to reach the $30,000 goal
‘AN ARTIST’
Tommy is survived by his wife and ten children, according to People.
Back in 2019, Brooke had introduced her new boyfriend to her Dancing With The Stars pals in November.
The former Playboy model and her reality TV pals got together for a holiday break in Mexico.
The TV star had brought her new boyfriend Scott Rigsby to the reunion at the new Nobu Hotel in Los Cabos.
THE REUNION
Brooke and Scott looked really cozy as they swam around together in the water.
They were enjoying margaritas by the pool with their pals while they got couples’ massages and ended up relaxing by the beautiful coastline.
She had just called it quits with her ex-husband David Charvet, after seven years of marriage.
Brooke and David share two kids together: Shaya and Heaven Rain.
Before, Brooke had been married to plastic surgeon Garth Fisher for about four years and share two daughters, Neriah and Sierra.
Brooke had won Dancing With the Stars back in 2008 with her partner Derek Hough.