TikToker Bella Bradford announces her own death at 24 in final posthumous video following rare cancer battle

Australian TikToker Bella Bradford has died at the age of 24 following a battle with a rare form of cancer.

Bradford prerecorded a final video and a heartbreaking message to her followers and fans before her death, which was intended to be shared after her passing.

The video and message was shared on her TikTok page revealing she died on October 15.

Watch the video above.

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"Bella passed away peacefully surrounded by the people she loves most on Tuesday the 15th of October. Thank you for all your support and love along the way, no act of kindness was ever wasted on her, she was forever grateful," the post read.

In her message, underneath a "final" get ready with me video, she wrote: "Thank you for all your love and support throughout my final stages of life, I am so grateful."

"Filming these videos truly brought me a sense of purpose in my final few months and also connected me with a very kind community of people."

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She reminded fans it is a "privilege to grow old".

"I wish you all a beautiful life and please remember to live each day with as much significance as the next. What a privilege it is to grow old".

"Thank you for allowing me to be myself on this platform, I really felt excited each day to jump on here and connect over our shared love of life and fashion."

In the video, she showed off her outfit and at the end added a sweet and heartbreaking message to fans.

"Thank you guys so much for this wild and wonderful ride. I hope you all have beautiful, amazing lives," she said.

"I wish all the best for every single one of you."

It's understood Bradford had been battling Rhabdomyosarcoma in her jaw, which according to the Mayo Clinic "is a rare type of cancer that starts as a growth of cells in soft tissue."

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