Pop stars Nick and Aaron Carter’s sister Bobbie Jean, dead at 41 – the third sibling to tragically pass away in the years since E! reality TV show House of Carters debuted in 2006
- Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter’s sister Bobbie Jean died on December 23 in Florida – her cause of death is currently unknown, but the news comes just a year after Aaron Carter passed away
- The siblings from E! reality TV show House of Carters were once rich and famous, but tragedy seems to have fallen to the family, with their other sister Leslie dying of an overdose in 2012
Bobbie Jean Carter, the sister of pop stars Nick and Aaron Carter, died Saturday morning in Florida, although her cause of death is currently unknown.
“I am in shock from learning of the sudden death of my daughter, Bobbie Jean; and I will need time to process the terrible reality of this happening for the third time,” her mother, Jane Carter, told TMZ. “When I am able to think clearly, I’ll release a fuller statement; but until then I would request to be left to grieve in private.”
Autopsy reports ruled Aaron, 34, had died from accidental drowning due to the effects of alprazolam (commonly referred to as Xanax) and difluoroethane (aerosol propellant found in spray cans). The Carters also lost their other sister, Leslie, to an overdose in 2012.
Bobbie Jean, known to friends and family as BJ, also struggled with drug abuse and addiction well into her adult life, and faced legal troubles as recently as this past June. She had played a role in the family’s music business during the peak of her brothers’ careers and worked as a wardrobe stylist and makeup artist for Aaron in the early 2000s. She was aged 41.
Despite appearing on the E! reality TV show House of Carters in the 2006, Bobbie Jean steered clear of the spotlight in later years, choosing to live a relatively private life. Nick and Angel now remain the only surviving Carter siblings, alongside half-siblings and step-siblings.
She is survived by her 8-year-old daughter, Bella.