NEXT LEVEL CHEF: L-R: Gordon Ramsay and former contestant and influencer Tini Younger in the NEXT LEVEL CHEF "Picture Perfect" episode airing Thursday, April 18 (8:00 PM - 9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (Photo by FOX via Getty Images)
After starring on ‘Next Level Chef,’ Tineke ‘Tini’ Younger continued to serve up delicious meals on social media, building her platforms to over two million followers on Instagram alone. One day before Thanksgiving, those same fans flooded her page with condolences. Chef Tini and her husband, Antoine Wright Jr., announced that one of their twin daughters has passed away. The couple was transparent about what caused the newborn’s death, and the 24-year-old announced a social media break with no end date.
June 24 was the day Tineke and Antoine revealed their pregnancy to fans. Their sweet announcement photos included a sign that read, “2 Sous Chefs On The Way.” In the months since then, Chef Tini continued to whip up yummy recipes and vlog about their journey to new parenthood. Now, she and her husband are grieving the loss of one daughter, Arya, ahead of the holidays.
As mentioned, they both announced the news on Instagram and other social platforms on Wednesday (November 26). Their posts included a devastating family portrait of Tini, Antoine and Arya, and close-up photos of the almost 36-week-old’s hands. The last image in Tini’s post shows the new mom looking at her baby girl. Younger revealed in her caption that Arya, who was baby A, passed away after she suffered a placenta abruption.
“This isnt the post I ever thought I would share once the twins came, unfortunately earlier this week we lost our sweet girl Arya (Baby A) We made it to almost 36 weeks we were so close to being done and getting the girls to term but I had a placenta abruption and we lost our sweet girl.”
Additionally, Chef Tini assured fans that Arya’s sister, Baby B, is well. She wrote, “Her twin sister is doing really good and breathing on her own. They both are so beautiful and Arya will always be celebrated, her sister will know she is a twin and has a beautiful twin sister.”Closing her caption, the ‘Next Level Chef’ star said she would be “taking a break,” but didn’t specify for how long. “…I promise I will be back. I love you guys,” Chef Tini wrote.
Dad Antoine Wright Jr. also posted on Instagram about their loss. He shared the same black-and-white family portrait as Chef Tini, saying it’s “hard to put into words” what they’ve been going through. Like his wife, he also announced he’ll be pulling back from social media.
“This has been a very bitter sweet moment , we finally had our baby girls after 36 weeks But unfortunately we lost Arya ( Baby A ). Baby B is doing well and helping us stay strong. Just wanted to share this post and let it be known that I will be off social media while I focus on family.”
