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Toddlers & Tiaras star Kailia Posey’s coach urged her to ‘be careful’ as she pulled risky stunt weeks before death at 16

TODDLERS & Tiaras star Kailia Posey was warned about performing a dangerous stunt just weeks before her shocking death at 16 years old.

The former reality star's passing was confirmed by her mom, Marcy, on Facebook.

Toddlers & Tiaras' Kailia Posey performed a dangerous stunt just weeks before her passing
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Toddlers & Tiaras' Kailia Posey performed a dangerous stunt just weeks before her passingCredit: Instagram/Kailia Posey
The former reality star's death was confirmed by her mother, Marcy
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The former reality star's death was confirmed by her mother, MarcyCredit: Instagram/Kailia Posey

Earlier in April, Kailia took to to share a photo of herself performing a dangerous stunt while in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

The snap showed Kailia doing a backflip off a cliff into the water below.

"Peace, love, respect- Jamaica," Kailia captioned the pic while adding some hashtags including, "daredevil."

While some of her followers were impressed, her pageant coach, Cambrie Littlefield, decided to warn the teen.

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"This photo stresses me out... be careful, lol," Cambrie wrote, to which Kailia simply responded with a horned devil emoji.

Cambrie's most recent Instagram has her holding a younger Kailia in her arms in a sweet throwback photo.

"Happy Pageant Day from me and my not so little anymore princesses!!" Cambrie, who is wearing a "Kailia's Coach" shirt in the snap, captioned.

On Monday, May 2, Kailia's mom confirmed her passing on Facebook as she wrote: "I don’t have words or any thoughts. A beautiful baby girl is gone.

"Please give us privacy as we mourn the loss of Kailia. My baby forever."

She then shared other photos of her daughter including one of Kailia as a toddler.

As of this moment it has not been confirmed how the young girl passed away.

Many of Kailia's fans took to her Instagram to share their condolences on her final photo as one wrote: "Thank you for being someone to look up to Kailia. Rest in peace."

Another said: "My heart is absolutely shattered. I love and miss you forever… fly high Kailia."

'SHE'S A PRO'

In a throwback scene from Toddlers & Tiaras, Kailia's mom described her then 10-year-old daughter as a "cuddling puppy and a spicy little monkey."

She continued: "When Kailia was younger, and she was three, she started doing pageants and she's a pro when she hits that stage.

"She'll say she's nervous but once she hits that stage she's a pro."

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"I don't know anybody that's competition for Kailia," she added.

Toddlers & Tiaras is also the reality series that Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson got her start alongside her family.

The teen was known for her appearances on the TLC series as well as this iconic moment
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The teen was known for her appearances on the TLC series as well as this iconic momentCredit: TLC
Kailia was just 16 years old at the time of her passing
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Kailia was just 16 years old at the time of her passingCredit: Instagram/Kailia Posey

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