Anna Shay, an heiress, philanthropist and breakout star of the Netflix actuality sequence “Bling Empire,” has died at 62.
Shay died from a stroke, based on a household assertion offered to The Associated Press on Monday. It was not instantly clear when she died.
“It saddens our hearts to announce that Anna Shay, a loving mother, grandmother, charismatic star, and our own brightest ray of sunshine, has passed away,” the household stated. “Anna taught us many life lessons on how not to take life too seriously and to enjoy the finer things. Her impact on our lives will be forever missed but never forgotten.”
Shay, a Los Angeles socialite, amassed a fortune after she and her brother bought their father’s firm, Pacific Architects and Engineers, after his dying.
She informed OprahMagazine.com in a 2021 interview she had no thought what she was stepping into when she joined the solid of “Bling Empire,” which chronicled the lives of extremely rich Angelenos of Asian descent.
Originally, Shay thought her good friend and govt producer on the sequence, Jeff Jenkins, needed her to work behind the scenes.
“The next thing I knew, I was sitting in front of the camera. I’m really quite shy, so it was hard. I never thought about doing this, especially at my age,” she stated.
The sequence drew comparisons to the blockbuster movie “Crazy Rich Asians.” The sequence premiered in 2021 and was lately canceled after three seasons.
Shay, a fan favourite on the present, was a fixture in Los Angeles excessive society. She was the one daughter of Edward Shay, the American billionaire founding father of the protection and authorities providers contractor, and Ai-San, his half-Japanese, half-Russian spouse.
Shay stated within the Oprah interview that her mom as soon as informed her, “You were born in a crystal ball with a silver spoon.’”
The actuality star was born and raised in Japan. Her solely son, Kenny Kemp, earned himself a little bit of the highlight as nicely, briefly showing on the sequence and amassing an enormous assortment of pricy bongs, based on BuzzFeed News.
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