Behind the Screen: Remembering Diem Brown

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Happy birthday sweet girl. Keeping the tea ladies together, we all miss you terribly...

— anon2424222532434

Ahhhh my dehydrated *** that almost p***ed out at work forgot...

— badladjj

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Discussion thread about Remembering Diem Brown with 25 replies from the Vevmo community.

Remembering Diem Brown

anon2424222532434 ·
Happy birthday sweet girl! Keeping the tea ladies together, we all miss you terribly. Keep dancing baby! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
25 Comments
anon2424222532434#1832
Happy birthday sweet girl! Keeping the tea ladies together, we all miss you terribly. Keep dancing baby! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
challenge13#1833

<3

badladjj#1834
Ahhhh my dehydrated *** that almost p***ed out at work forgot. #TeamGeminis. The challenge queens birthday is the day before mine. 
realitytvmom#1835

Did you see that faith has started using her IG account recently?

Semisweet#1836

Thinking of you and the lack of chat following GoT premiere probably would have been fine but I made cheesecake stuffed strawberries, still make an extra for you

badladjj#1837

Rest in paradise babygirl. We still remember, love, and miss you dearly! ❤️

Challengefan134#1838

❤️

challenge13#1839
I keep going to write  and then erasing because it's so hard to put into words.I don't think I've ever met somebody or known somebody who put up such a fight in anything they did as Diem did. On a personal note, I've watched all of the shows throughout the years and grew up as Diem grew up.  I interviewed her when I was over at speakreality and just always had a soft spot for her even when rooting for others because of how likeable she was. She had this vulnerability that made her so well liked and showed that she always had such good intentions.  It's so nice to see the fans and cast coming together to celebrate her life on and off the show.  I saw on twitter that Jonna referred to Diem as the challenge queen and I think thats a great description for her because of her battles on and off the show. It was emotional hearing peoples stories and encounters with Diem since I felt like I knew her and truly felt like what you saw with her was what you got.  I'm thinking of her family, CT,  friends and fellow fans as she was so special to all.  I was especially heartbroken to read that Ashley Kelsey was en route to see her in the hospital when she received the news.   Of course, the next few days will be tough for all but I know Diem is smiling down on her family and friends guiding them through this process.  It has been an absolute honor and privledge to have Diem share her life with me all of these years. 
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I wrote this 3 years ago when she passed... still remember it like it was yesterday.    Love you Diem! 

HonestTea101#1840

Gods gift. An inspiration with such a kind heart. Her strength reminded me that I can get through anything.

miss you❤️

badladjj#1841
Gods gift. An inspiration with such a kind heart. Her strength reminded me that I can get through anything.miss you❤️
gamer73#1842
Rest in paradise babygirl. We still remember, love, and miss you dearly! ❤️
WESANDNANYFAN#1843
Rest in paradise babygirl. We still remember, love, and miss you dearly! ❤️
WESANDNANYFAN#1844

I'll never forget Diem. A true inspiration.

imallergic#1845

Diem honestly was such an incredible person inside and out. It’s great to see that MedGift is still doing well and we’ll always have memories to treasure her. She’s truly the one reality person who is a complete role model and has influenced me. Miss her so much ❤️

GDInstall#1846
badladjj wrote:

Rest in paradise babygirl. We still remember, love, and miss you dearly! ❤️

wildcat777#1847

RIP <3

KingsAndQueens#1848

She and CT WERE Battle of the Exes. Both her Challenge career and actual life are insanely inspirational. Rest In Peace Queen

challenge13#1849
She and CT WERE Battle of the Exes. Both her Challenge career and actual life are insanely inspirational. Rest In Peace Queen
badladjj#1850

Omg it’s so crazy, an hour ago I looked at my phone to see what the date was and saw it was the 14th and thought to myself that it’s someone’s birthday or something. I knew there was some significance to this day and then I just got on twitter and saw that this was the day Diem died and I remembered why November 14th always stuck with me. Whew, how time flies, but her legacy still lives on. 

Continue to rest in paradise beautiful! We love you! ❤️

HonestTea101#1851

Rest easy❤️ 4 years seems like yesterday, your legacy continues!

mizwood#1852

keep dancing girl, we love you

imallergic#1853

I always get a tear running whenever I see her GI Jane moment. Truly a fighter that never stopped fighting. We all know she’s dancing right now ❤️

WESANDNANYFAN#1854

an angel<3

Flopnanas#1855

I can't believe its been 10 years times flies :(.... I remember the last scene of her complaining her stomach was hurting bad but they thought it was because of what she ate from the challenge earlier

CosmicDiva#1856

Aww, I can't believe it's been 10 years already. She died so tragically. I'm glad she was able to feel love from a fan base as big as The Challenge, at least, before she passed.

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