Twitter Is Mourning the Loss of 97-Year-Old TikTok Star Grandma Holla

Grandma Holla’s videos garnered millions of views on TikTok for her life advice.

By Sam Silverman Jan 17, 2023

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TikTok’s favorite grandma has taken her last bow.

Helen Davis, better known as “Grandma Holla” from her viral videos, has died at the age of 97. According to an announcement from her granddaughter, she died in her sleep following a long battle with breast cancer.

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Davis, who was often seen in a hospital bed in her videos, garnered over 800,000 followers on TikTok for her reactions and commentary, which was often caught on camera by her granddaughter Michelle Williams. In one video, that has 5 million views, the grandmother refused to swap out her beloved frappes for protein shakes, and her reaction was priceless.

@lotteryfrappeandlaughs

She don’t play when it comes to her frappes

♬ original sound – Michelle

A GoFundMe has been set up in honor of Grandma Holla.

TikTok’s favorite grandma has taken her last bow.

Helen Davis, better known as “Grandma Holla” from her viral videos, has died at the age of 97. According to an announcement from her granddaughter, she died in her sleep following a long battle with breast cancer.

RELATED: This 22-Year-Old Is Now the Most Popular TikToker in the World

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Sam Silverman

Content Strategy Editor
Sam Silverman is a content strategy editor at Entrepreneur Media. She specializes in search engine optimization (SEO), and her work can be found in The US Sun, Nicki Swift, In Touch Weekly, Life & Style and Health. She writes for our news team with a focus on investigating scandals. Her coverage and expertise span from...

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