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Well-known theatre enthusiast Elphaba Doherty has been forced to confirm to her followers that she is still alive after rumors of her death began circulating on TikTok.
One can only imagine the shock that Elphaba Doherty felt as she checked her phone this past weekend, only to learn the news of her death from a now-viral TikTok posted on October 11. Taking to social media to rubbish the news, the aspiring actress blasted the perpetrators who helped accentuate the misleading rumors about her demise.
Elphaba Doherty debunks false death claims
The experience of having to watch the people of the internet react to the false news of your untimely death is undoubtedly a stressful one and Doherty, known affectionately to her fans as Elphaba, was quick to shut down anyone spreading such rumors about her.
Taking to her Instagram story on the handle @elphabaoriondoherty on October 12, Doherty wrote: “I AM NOT DEAD. The effing news are posting now. I’m trying to heal and people making this up makes me feel sick that people are fantasising over this like it’s a trend…”
Doherty proceeded to post a screenshot of a news story reporting on the rumors with the words “I’m not dead”, before assuring her 129,000 followers that she is “doing better” thanks to the support of her family.
The viral English star is known for her rather honest presence on social media and had recently taken a short break from Instagram due to illness.
Elphaba death claims first spread on TikTok
The false news of Doherty’s passing appeared to originate on TikTok, where it was claimed the young performer, whose persona is inspired by the Wicked character Elphaba Thropp, had passed away in hospital.
The video, which is still up on the platform at the time of writing on October 13, showed footage of Doherty talking to camera which the uploader claimed was filmed an hour before Doherty went into a coma and subsequently passed away.
The video has since garnered over 350,000 views, prompting coverage in the press of her supposed death and a thread on Reddit commemorating her life.
Doherty has restricted comments on her TikTok and Instagram accounts since October, although a large number of videos are still made about her on TikTok, discussing her life and her latest activity online.
Doherty has not posted to her main account in over a year
Doherty has a combined following of over half a million across her two TikTok accounts, although she has not uploaded to her main profile in over a year after she was reportedly banned from accessing the account.
Instead, Doherty has been uploading to her second account, @elleodoherty, on which she has quickly racked up over 350,000 followers and more than a quarter of a million likes in a little over six months.
Doherty is known for her signature green witch look, and regularly makes public appearances in full witch regalia.
The charismatic self-proclaimed “TikTok UK queen” is yet to post to the video-sharing app since the false news of her death began circulating.
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