Fans have been mourning bodybuilder Joesthetics since news broke that he had passed away at the age of 30.
The German fitness influencer and body builder - real name Jo Lindner - first rose to fame via his YouTube channel and is best known by his social media handles 'Joesthetics'.
He uses his online platform to share workout tips and insight into his diet and lifestyle.
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His girlfriend took to Instagram yesterday (1 July) to reveal the 30-year-old sadly passed away on Friday.
Sharing multiple images and videos of the pair, Jo's girlfriend, fellow fitness influencer Nicha told followers he's now 'in the best place'.
She said: "Yesterday he passed away by aneurysm...I was there with him in the room.. he put on the necklace in my neck that he made for me..then...we was just lay down cuddle..waiting the time to go meet Noel at the gym at 16.00. He was in my arms.. then this is just happening too fast.
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"Three days ago he kept said that he [had] pain his neck .. we not really realize it… until it too late."
Eerily, his last Instagram post hinted at 'health issues'.
In the post, shared shortly before his untimely death, Lindner wrote: "When I lost my gains because I went off everything for 1 year but then could not recover my own [testosterone] levels so went back on trt [Testosterone Replacement Therapy].
"Trust me I tried to stop but be aware it might have long-term effects for your life.
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“Trt is a big commitment keep that in mind."
In the post, Lindner shared a before and after photo of himself, showing how TRT changed his body.
He continued: "Show lot of size differences like – swole and not swole u can see at chest etc all slim down even my waist is smaller back then.
"Also my stomach now due to my hernia surgery now it’s a new hernia there and it makes my stomach bigger.
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"Overall this post should show that even as a natural u can look amazing and why you just need to get in shape!!"
Lindner had previously opened up about his health concerns during a podcast interview.
Speaking to YouTuber Bradley Martyn, he said: "The heart is also a muscle, that’s my biggest concern that what if I get such a bad cramp that my heart gets a cramp.
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"That makes me scared. That’s why I’m staying away from bodybuilding competitions too much.
"Because I would take all these diuretics and if I stop eating salt and drink a lot, and then stop drinking as well, you would pee everything out, and then you would take a diuretic as well on top and then you pee even more sodium out.
"I cannot exist really. I cannot even walk anymore."
Ben Thompson