Bodybuilder Rich Piana dies aged 46
Gossip & Rumours
By
Mirror
| Aug 25, 2017
- Piana was placed in a coma earlier this month
- He had a huge following on social media
Celebrity bodybuilding champion Rich Piana has lost his fight for life after being placed in a coma following a "medical emergency" at his home.
The fitness world is in mourning following his death.
Posting a message on Instagram his estranged wife Sara Piana: "I'm in tears writing this that @1dayumay has just passed away. I can can hardly believe this... I am so saddened & heartbroken that he didn't make it."
Rich, who has more than 1million followers on ="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/instagram">Instagram< , had been placed in the coma earlier this month.
The 46-year-old, who had admitted to taking steroids since he was a teenager, fell ill at his home in Florida on August 10.
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