Reality TV Personality Anika Rashaun Dies at 34
WHO:
Deadline - Anika Rashaun was a reality TV personality who appeared on MTV’s *The Real World* and *The Challenge*; she later worked as a professional matchmaker, advice columnist, and dating coach.
E! News - Rashaun starred on MTV’s *Real World Seattle: Bad Blood* and competed on *The Challenge*.
E! News - Rashaun’s friend Tiara Ramos confirmed her death. Ramos described Rashaun as her best friend and sister.
Deadline - Cyndi Rich announced Rashaun’s death on Facebook and wrote, “Anika shined so…”
E! News - Rashaun was married to Kyle Rehn.
WHAT:
US Magazine - Cyndi Rich said Rashaun would have celebrated her 35th birthday and wrote, “Happy birthday in heaven Anika🎂💛 Today I celebrate you on your 35th birthday.”
Deadline - Rashaun died at age 34.
E! News - Rashaun died at age 34 after a battle with breast cancer.
E! News - Ramos wrote, “I lost a piece of my soul when my best friend died,” and said Rashaun’s diagnosis was a shock.
E! News - Ramos said Rashaun was “unapologetically herself” and praised her convictions, persuasiveness, fierce loyalty, and loving support for friends.
NY Post - Rashaun married eight months before she died.
WHEN:
Deadline - Rashaun died October 1.
E! News - Ramos said Rashaun was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer “last summer.”
E! News - Rashaun married Kyle Rehn in February.
WHY:
Deadline - The article reported that Rashaun died of breast cancer.
E! News - Ramos said Rashaun had been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.
HOW:
US Magazine - Rich revealed Rashaun’s death in a Facebook post published on October 22.
Deadline - Rashaun’s death was announced by friends on social media.
E! News - Ramos confirmed the death and shared her account in a Substack post.
(UPDATED October 25, 2026 02:19 UTC)
Anika Rashaun, a reality television personality who later became a matchmaker and dating coach, has died at 34 after battling stage 4 breast cancer. Her friend Tiara Ramos confirmed her death and described Rashaun as her best friend and sister. Ramos said the diagnosis came as a shock, and remembered Rashaun as unapologetically herself, fiercely loyal, persuasive, and deeply supportive of those she loved. Rashaun appeared on MTV’s “The Real World: Bad Blood” and competed on “The Challenge.” She also worked as an advice columnist. Friends announced her death on social media, and Cyndi Rich shared a birthday tribute, saying Rashaun would have turned 35. Rashaun married Kyle Rehn in February, eight months before her death.
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(UPDATED October 24, 2026 14:05 UTC)
Anika Rashaun, a reality television personality who later became a matchmaker and dating coach, has died at 34 after a battle with breast cancer. Her friend Tiara Ramos confirmed the news and said Rashaun had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Ramos described the diagnosis as a shock and wrote that she had lost a piece of her soul when her best friend died. She remembered Rashaun as unapologetically herself, fiercely loyal, persuasive, and generous in supporting the people she loved. Rashaun appeared on MTV’s “Real World Seattle: Bad Blood” and competed on “The Challenge.” She also worked as an advice columnist and professional matchmaker. Friends announced her death on social media, and Ramos shared her memories in a Substack post. Rashaun was married to Kyle Rehn in February, eight months before her death.