We received sad news this week that a very popular model from BlackTgirls died.
Bon Appetit worked in 2018 and 2019 in three shoots, in Kansas photographed by Kilakali.
We don’t have a great deal of details on this loss, but we don’t believe that it was through violence.
We pass our love and condolences to her family and friends.
Bon Appetit was a few days short of her 29th birthday when she died.
Some awful news that just came in. Kandii Redd, a model who worked extensively with us since 2010 was stabbed to death on July 25th in her home town, Kansas City, MO.
The news outlet which mis-gendered her, reports;
“Kansas City police say one person has died after an argument led to a physical altercation. Officers were called to the 2600 block of East 29th Street on a report of a stabbing.
On arrival, first responders were led to an apartment where they located an unresponsive man suffering from unknown injuries.
Officers called for EMS for treatment, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The caller told authorities that they heard the victim and an unknown suspect involved in an argument before the stabbing occurred.“
Kandii first worked for us in 2010, becoming one of the more popular models on the site and appearing in 20 scenes for BlackTgirls as well as other sites. In 2014, she was honored as the ‘Black Tgirls Model of the Year’ at the Transgender Erotica Awards.
Our thoughts are with her friends and family.
We received the awful news that Angelina Please passed away earlier today. She’d been missing for a few days, and her friend Aspen Brooks put out a call if anyone had heard from her. Police entered her apartment Tues afternoon and found Angelina deceased.
Angelina was a model that has worked with us since 2019 – but she really was a model on the rise in 2022 working with multiple companies and models. She shot only 3 weeks ago with us, and she was excited about coming to this weekends TEA Party and Show.
Angelina’s passing is something that will be felt deep within the TS and adult community by many performers and industry. She was popular among other models, producers and fans and we urge anyone struggling that if they need help to reach out to kristel@grooby.com who may be able to direct to the right resources.
We pass our love and respect to her friends & family and also to Aspen who was extremely close to Angelina. Angelina Please was 24 when she passed.
We’re very saddened to learn of the death of model/performer Holly Parker on Jan 31st.
Her closest friend, Brooke Zanell reported her death;
“It it with greatest sorrow and devastation that I her sister, inform you the world … yesterday we lost
@TheHollyParker
My right hand man, the bread to my butter, my singing partner, my travel companion, my baby sister has left this earth omg it’s just to much for me !!!”
Holly debuted on GroobyGirls in 2014 and appeared in a number of scenes on this site, Tgirls.xxx and working with Bob Maverick on his Bobs Tgirls site. She’d made multiple appearances on TransationalFantasies.com and PureTS.com as well as appearing in Devil’s Film ‘Transsexual Babysitters 27’ and other Devil’s releases, as well as Jay Sin’s ‘TS Playground 17’ for Evil Angel in 2015.
Holly’s latest appearances were in 2018 on TgirlPostop, after her gender affirmation surgery the year before.
Holly had made regular appearances at the Trans Erotica Show, where she presented on stage and was a popular attendee bringing her vibrancy and sense of fun to the parties.
We send our love and condolences to Brooke, and Holly’s friends and family.
Holly was 30 years old when she passed.
It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of trans adult performer and TEA nominee, Jacquie Blu, who passed away in her sleep this past weekend.
“Jacquie was like a burst of sunshine in our corner of the industry,” explained Grooby’s Creative and Editorial Director, Kristel Penn. “Before meeting her, your world would be exactly how you knew it. But once you did meet, you always noticed her light whenever you were in the same room. It was unmistakable. She was a long time supporter and sponsor of the TEAs, and I’m grateful for the many opportunities we had to connect throughout the years.”
“I was saddened to hear about the sudden death of Jacquie,” said Grooby owner, Steven Grooby. “She was a huge personality and character whom I’ll miss seeing at the parties and shows, which she was always present at. Although she’d only worked for relatively few studios, she was a universal content creator appearing in many scenes, with a very wide range of scene partners. Her lively personality, her exhibitionism and her passion for having fun are going to be a big loss to many.”
Blu was a performer, in addition to managing her own membership site and producing her own content with others. She was also a multi-year sponsor of the TEAs and TEA nominee.
Penn added, “I remember meeting her at our first TEA Con a few years ago. She was just starting out in the industry and was excited to meet other performers. After the event, we all hung out on the sidewalk in front of the venue and I remember seeing Jacquie bouncing around gleefully from conversation to conversation and when she got to where I was standing, she asked if she could give me a hug. She squeezed me so tight that I think she might have lifted me off the ground an inch. Then every time I’d see her at an event, she’d hug me with that same enthusiasm and joy. I will certainly miss her and that infectious energy of hers.”
