PARTY Down South star Joshua Tharpe is dead at 42 from a reported heart attack after he collapsed on the floor of his Louisiana home.
Joshua’s brother, Billy, confirmed his passing to TMZ on Tuesday.
Billy said his brother was found dead Monday by his mother on the kitchen floor of his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
He said Josh’s death was a surprise and that everything seemed fine the day before.
The outlet was told that the reality star had gone to church with his mother on Sunday and then spent time at her house after the service.
He then reportedly stopped by a friend’s place later in the day, where he had plans to spend the night.
However, he had to stop by at his own place first to grab clothes.
Billy told the outlet that Josh never returned to the friend’s house.
Josh’s friend became concerned when she didn’t hear from him the next day, so she contacted his mother to check in on him.
The former reality star’s mom then went to his house, where she learned he had collapsed.
According to Billy, the coroner notified the family that Josh died as a result of a heart attack.
He had reportedly experienced a similar health scare the year earlier, though the first incident was much more mild and he fully recovered.
Josh was best known for appearing on CMT’s Party Down South.
While he wasn’t a main cast member, Josh appeared on numerous episode and made quite the impression on viewers.
Each season of Party Down South followed eight adults who lived under the same roof for one summer.
The show premiered in October 2014 and racked in an average of 930,000 viewers per episode.
Following the show’s success, CMT made two seasons of the show’s spinoff Party Down South 2.
Party Down South’s final season- which was filmed in Savannah, Georgia- aired in 2016.
Other seasons of the show were filmed in Pensacola, Florida; Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; Athens, Georgia; and Biloxi, Mississippi.
Party Down South was created by Jersey Shore executive producer SallyAnn Salsano and 495 Productions.
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