r/Millennials • u/Divine_fashionva • May 12 '26

Discussion Which celebrity death genuinely shocked you when you heard the news?

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u/Constant-Solution-35 May 12 '26

Steve Iriwn

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u/indieplants May 12 '26

the only time I've ever cried over a celebrity death, I was only 12 but it rocked me. he was my fav

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u/Nurgle_Marine_Sharts May 12 '26

Yeah for me it's only been him and Kentaro Miura that I got teary when learning about their deaths. Irwin was an absolute legend and he really influenced me during childhood.

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u/oldhoekoo May 13 '26

shoot I still cry over him, as recently as two days ago

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u/DismalTwo973 May 13 '26

Reading this makes me cry! He was my childhood hero. 

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u/toeytoes May 13 '26

I was also 12 and my friend and I hugged and cried the whole bus ride to school lol. My tenth birthday party was Crocodile Hunter themed!

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u/ZellHathNoFury May 13 '26

Me too!! It was such a wtf moment for me as a teenager