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Criscilla Anderson, a former hip-hop dancer who starred in Netflix’s 2020 actuality present Nation Ever After along with her ex-husband and nation musician Coffey Anderson, has introduced her personal demise.
Sure, you learn that accurately.
She was 45 years previous.
Coffey Anderson and Criscilla Crossland Anderson attend the Academy of Nation Music (ACM) Awards at Ford Middle on the Star in Frisco, Texas, on Might 11, 2023. (Picture by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP through Getty Photographs)
“If you’re reading this, I’ve finally slipped into the arms of Jesus—peacefully and surrounded by love,” Criscilla wrote on Instagram December 2, posted by her buddy Lindsey Villatoro.
“Please don’t stay in the darkness of this moment. I fought hard and I loved deeply.”
Anderson was recognized with colon most cancers in 2018.
By the summer season of 2021, she had been declared cancer-free. Nevertheless, the illness sadly started rising in her lymph nodes the next yr.
In November 2025, Villatoro shared an replace on Criscilla’s Instagram, writing that her most cancers had unfold. She additionally wrote that Criscilla had been given “two years to live” seven years in the past.
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“I am not gone… I’m Home,” Criscilla wrote in her posthumous put up.
She additionally addressed her and Coffey’s children Ethan, 14, Emmarie, 12, and Everleigh, 9, in addition to step-daughter Savannah, 17, from Coffey’s earlier relationship, calling them “my whole heart.”
“Ethan, you made me a mom. I’m still beside you, cheering you on,” Criscilla continued.
“Savannah, my bonus woman—you had been a present God knew I wanted. Emmarie, my Jesus-loving dancer—preserve dancing by means of each season. Everleigh, my vibrant spark—chase your desires boldly and with out concern…
“My babies… I am watching over you. When a moment feels warm, familiar, or too beautiful to be coincidence—that’s me. I’m still mothering you. I’m still yours.”
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“Criscilla defined strength and fighter like no other person on the planet,” he wrote on Instagram. “Heaven gained a star at the moment.
“We miss you already. Our hearts are shattered. Our minds are jumbled. Our lives will never be the same. The house is quieter because you’re missing.”
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, who welcomed Criscilla again in 2024 as a decide for his or her tryouts, additionally shared their condolences.
“In loving memory of our dear friend, Criscilla Crossland,” the group wrote on Instagram December 3.
“Her artistry, passion and strength inspired so many in the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders family. The spirit, talent, and heart she shared will never be forgotten.”
