The Hills star Audrina Patridge has paid tribute to her ‘beautiful’ niece, who sadly died just after celebrating her 15th birthday.
Patridge, 37, shared a collection of photos of niece Sadie Raine Loza on social media, saying she had faced the ‘hardest' goodbye.
"My heart hurts to even write this," she began.
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"My beautiful niece is now in heaven.
“I know it’s not goodbye forever, but it is the hardest to say goodbye for now."
Patridge added: “We will miss you and cherish every single moment we had with you. Rest in peace Say Say!! We love you forever and ever!”
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Brody Jenner, her former co-star from The Hills, commented: “So so sorry for your loss Audrina. This is heartbreaking. Sending love to you and the family.”
Kristin Cavallari also said: “Omgggg this kills me.”
The OC actor Rachel Bilson said she was ‘sending all the love and light’ to Patridge and her family, while Paris Hilton wrote: “I’m sorry for your loss.”
The teenager’s mother Casey Loza announced the tragic news on social media, saying her daughter had ‘left this Earth for the heavens’.
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A cause of death has not been confirmed publicly.
"Writing this was the hardest thing I ever have had to do,” the grieving mum said.
"Not knowing the right words I’ll leave you with this, Sadie liked to remind me that the first law of thermodynamics aka (Law of Conservation of Energy) works in all spheres of life... ‘Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another’.
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“Transformation is a better word than death. Her story will save countless lives, her memory will never be forgotten. Rest In Peace you brilliant starseed. You’re with your creator. We will miss you dearly. I love you.”
News of Sadie's death came just a week after Casey shared photos of her 15th birthday celebrations, saying she loved her ‘little clone’ so much and that they had ‘so many more adventures to go on’.
“I can’t believe you’re 15,” she wrote, going on to recall some of their favourite moments together, including ‘aliens in Sedona’, ‘portals’ and ‘learning to drive in the desert’.
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“I love you so much my little clone,” Casey continued.
“You’re so beautiful, kind, smart and funny!! That dryyy af british humor tho.
“I’m so proud to be your mom and I cannot wait to see the insane ancient civilization architecture you’re going to construct someday. I love you so so much my Sadie Raine.”
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