Michelle Trachtenberg was ill earlier than she died at age 39 on Feb. 26.
A number of sources spoke to Us Weekly in regards to the “Gossip Girl” alum’s last days after she obtained a liver transplant, which can have contributed to her demise.
“She was very open with those close to her about having the transplant,” a longtime good friend of Trachtenberg’s mentioned, “but she never went into detail.”
Trachtenberg had the transplant throughout the final yr and “spent a prolonged period of time in the hospital” earlier than she was launched in early 2025, Us reported.
Per The Publish sources, it’s believed her physique might have rejected the organ and that Trachtenberg died of pure causes. Her demise was dominated “undetermined” final week after her household objected to an post-mortem.
“The last time I saw her, something felt off,” an business insider instructed Us of Trachtenberg.
“You could sense something was going on. She was really frail and had been sick for a while,” they added.
In keeping with Trachtenberg’s good friend, the “Ice Princess” star had extra well being struggles happening.
“She had back issues, and then bone problems and she also fell a few times,” mentioned the good friend. “Whenever we spoke, there was something medically wrong.”
In the meantime, a supply near the state of affairs famous, “Michelle was thrown a lot of curveballs with her health, but she did her best not to let it get her down.”
Trachtenberg spent most of her last years of life out of the highlight. Her last appearing job was doing voice work within the 2024 documentary “Spyral.” Earlier than that, she hosted a true-crime sequence in 2021 and appeared in two episodes of the “Gossip Girl” reboot in 2022.
Her longtime good friend instructed Us the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress “was more of a recluse” earlier than she died.
“She achieved huge success early on but lost her footing later,” the good friend shared. “I think she gave up on the fame aspect and didn’t want to be part of Hollywood anymore.”
The Publish has reached out to Trachtenberg’s rep for remark.
The Publish solely confirmed the information of Trachtenberg’s demise final Wednesday.
Her mom discovered her round 8 a.m. at her luxurious condo in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood, sources mentioned.
“It is with great sadness [we] confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,” Trachtenberg’s rep Gary Mantoosh confirmed in an announcement to The Publish. “The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.”
Her demise will not be deemed suspicious, per legislation enforcement.
