Big Brother alum Mickey Leigh made a creepy comment about being grateful for life just days before his sudden death at the age of 35.
The reality star appeared on the Hip Hop United LLC podcast on Dec. 17 and at first struggled to answer when host Algernon Billups asked her, “How do you measure (your) happiness?”
“Every day I wake up, I thank God that I’m here,” she finally said. “I’ll be happy if that happens. I have another day. I have clothes, food on the table, and I have my village.”
Billups echoed that sentiment, saying, “Life itself should make you happy. And seeing the sunrise makes me happy. The ability to breathe, the ability to move, those are the things that make me happy.”
After enthusiastically agreeing with him, Lee discussed her plans for the new year and some of her career goals, including starting her own podcast, prioritizing time with her family, and making time for fitness.
But sadly, just days after the podcast was filmed, her family confirmed through a statement on Instagram that she passed away on Christmas Day.
“She will be remembered for the joy she brought to the lives of so many people and the genuine connections she made on and off screen,” Lee’s loved ones said in a statement.
They also mourned their “tremendous loss” and asked for “privacy at this critical time of bereavement.”
News broke earlier this week that Lee had been hospitalized, with a GoFundMe page saying the former CBS personality was in “serious but stable condition” after “suffering a series of cardiac arrests.”
Cori Smith, the newspaper’s organizer, said Ms Lee’s “road ahead…is long and difficult” after a “sudden health crisis”.
During the podcast appearance, Lee appeared to be in a good mood and took several photos at the iHeartRadio studio.
She also appeared on the podcast “You Know I’m Right” on Dec. 16, where she spoke at length about her experience on “Big Brother” and her life in Atlanta, where she lived before her death.
The Hip Hop United LLC team paid tribute to the late star on Instagram on Friday, calling her death a “complete shock.”
Lee was a cast member on the most recent season of the CBS competition show, which aired from July to September.
She was voted out by her co-stars during the show’s eighth week.
Several of Lee’s “Big Brother” alumni sent well wishes in the comments on Instagram while she was in the hospital.
Jimmy Heagerty wrote: “Wishing you an easy and smooth recovery,” while Rachel Riley added: “Mickey, thinking and praying for you and your family 🙏🙏🙏.”
