Playboy model and actress Ariane Bellamar has died suddenly after suffering an unexpected heart attack, her devastated family has revealed.
Bellamar’s ex-husband announced Tuesday night that the mother-of-two died on December 20.
She was just 46 years old when she died.
Coroners in Clark County, Nevada couldn’t provide any details other than to report she had died, according to TMZ.
However, it was confirmed that the actress died of a heart attack.
Tanner Slaught, Bellamar’s ex-husband, announced her death in a post on her official Facebook page.
“Her extremely early departure from this world has caught everyone off guard and we were not prepared for this,” the post said.
A GoFundMe page has been created to raise funeral expenses.
“Unfortunately, Ariane, and the rest of us, were not prepared for this sudden turn of events,” the fundraiser says.
The banner on her Facebook page has been changed to an obituary.
It features a picture of the model with test that states:
“In memory of Ariane Bellamar 1978-2024.”
The post announcing her death was the first time something had been posted her page since 2019.
The page is followed by more than 60,000 people.
Bellamar, who was born in Florida, was best known for being a Playboy model.
However, she was also a TV star.
She had a passion for the creative arts from an early age, her IMDB profile said.
Bellamar had a desire to appear on “The New Mickey Mouse Club” and would rush home from school every day to tune in.
At just age 10, she produced a theater adaptation of the 1988 movie “Beaches”
The film starred Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.
Bellamar appeared in the 2012 show “Beverly Hills Nannies,” which aired for only one season.
She also appeared in an episode of the Bravo series “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”
Bellamar was an extra in the drama show “Entourage.”
In 2017, she accused Jeremy Piven, who played Ari Gold in the hit show, of grabbing her without consent.
Piven vehemently denied the allegations, according to a statement seen by Deadline.
“I unequivocally deny the appalling allegations being peddled about me,” he said.
“It did not happen.”
Bellamar had uncredited roles in the 2021 movie “The Suicide Squad” and the 2013 comedy-thriller “The Hangover Part III.”
