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Criscilla Anderson, a former hip-hop dancer who starred in Netflix’s 2020 actuality present Nation Ever After along with her ex-husband and nation musician Coffey Anderson, has introduced her personal dying.
Sure, you learn that appropriately.
She was 45 years outdated.
“In case you’re studying this, I’ve lastly slipped into the arms of Jesus—peacefully and surrounded by love,” Criscilla wrote on Instagram December 2, posted by her good friend Lindsey Villatoro.
“Please don’t keep within the darkness of this second. I fought onerous and I liked deeply.”
Anderson was recognized with colon most cancers in 2018.
By the summer season of 2021, she had been declared cancer-free. Nevertheless, the illness sadly started rising in her lymph nodes the next yr.
In November 2025, Villatoro shared an replace on Criscilla’s Instagram, writing that her most cancers had unfold. She additionally wrote that Criscilla had been given “two years to dwell” seven years in the past.
“I’m not gone… I’m Residence,” Criscilla wrote in her posthumous publish.
She additionally addressed her and Coffey’s children Ethan, 14, Emmarie, 12, and Everleigh, 9, in addition to step-daughter Savannah, 17, from Coffey’s earlier relationship, calling them “my complete coronary heart.”
“Ethan, you made me a mother. I’m nonetheless beside you, cheering you on,” Criscilla continued.
“Savannah, my bonus lady—you had been a present God knew I wanted. Emmarie, my Jesus-loving dancer—maintain dancing by means of each season. Everleigh, my vibrant spark—chase your desires boldly and with out worry…
“My infants… I’m watching over you. When a second feels heat, acquainted, or too stunning to be coincidence—that’s me. I’m nonetheless mothering you. I’m nonetheless yours.”
Following her dying, Coffey — who married Criscilla in 2009 earlier than submitting for divorce in 2022 — honored her with a shifting tribute shared to social media.
“Criscilla outlined power and fighter like no different particular person on the planet,” he wrote on Instagram. “Heaven gained a star as we speak.
“We miss you already. Our hearts are shattered. Our minds are jumbled. Our lives won’t ever be the identical. The home is quieter since you’re lacking.”
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, who welcomed Criscilla again in 2024 as a choose for his or her tryouts, additionally shared their condolences.
“In loving reminiscence of our pricey good friend, Criscilla Crossland,” the workforce wrote on Instagram December 3.
“Her artistry, ardour and power impressed so many within the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders household. The spirit, expertise, and coronary heart she shared won’t ever be forgotten.”
