Zhanna D’Art death latest — Vegan Instagram influencer ‘dies of starvation’, 39, family confirms after exotic fruit diet

A VEGAN Instagram influencer has ”died of starvation” after eating nothing but tropical fruit. Russian national Zhanna Samsonova, 39, was residing in South-East Asia and reportedly lived off of a raw vegan diet of “fruits, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies and juices” for years. According to friends, the influencer switched to a more restrictive diet in recent months, resulting in Samsonova seeking medical assistance. Samsonova reportedly died on July 21 in Malaysia, from a “cholera-like infection”, her mother told Russian news outlet Vechernyaya Kazan. Her family and friends claim her death was compounded by “exhaustion of the body” from a vegan diet, although no official cause of death has been recorded. Read our Zhanna D’Art death blog for the latest news and updates…