Zhanna D’Art death updates — Vegan Instagram influencer, 39, ‘died of starvation’ say friends after exotic fruit diet

A VEGAN Instagram influencer is understood to have ‘died of “starvation and exhaustion” 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 four years. According to friends, the influencer switched to a more restrictive diet in recent months, resulting in Samsonova seeking medical assistance. Her mother Vera Samsonova said she had caught a “cholera-like infection” just hours before she was due to fly home, while a friend of the influencer said: “Ms Samsonova’s idle starvation was causing her to melt before our eyes, but she believed everything was fine.” Zhanna’s family is waiting for a medical report and a death certificate to confirm her official cause of death. Read our Zhanna D’Art death blog for the latest news and updates…