India, Dec. 27 -- ATLANTA, Georgia (December 27, 2025) - At the age of 35, Mickey Lee, the colorful reality TV star from Season 27 of CBS's Big Brother, passed away. Her family announced she passed away on Christmas Day following complications from the flu that led to multiple cardiac arrests, casting a shadow over the holiday for the show's community and her fans.

The death was confirmed through a heartfelt family statement on social media, which noted she died "on Christmas in the early evening." Lee had been hospitalized and in intensive care earlier in the week after suffering a series of cardiac arrests triggered by flu complications, a situation that had prompted fellow contestants and fans to rally support through a GoFundMe campa...