Ananda Lewis, a former MTV video jockey and talk show host, has passed away after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 52.
Lewis’ sister, Lakshmi, announced the devastating news in a short Facebook post shared on Wednesday, June 11.
“She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” she wrote alongside a black-and-white photo of Lewis. “Lord, rest her soul.”
Lewis’ passing this week comes nearly five years after she first revealed her Stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis in an Instagram post in October 2020.
“This is tough for me, but if just ONE woman decides to get her mammogram after watching this, what I’m going through will be worth it,” she wrote in the caption of the video while announcing the shocking news.
Lewis first gained popularity in 1997 when MTV hired her as a video jockey. She hosted several shows on the network, including “Total Request Live” and “Hot Zone.”
But Lewis ultimately left MTV in 2001 to host her own daytime talk show, “The Ananda Lewis Show.” It premiered in September 2001 and lasted one season.
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