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"Real World's" Frankie Dies at 25

Posted Jun 12th 2007 5:35PM by TMZ Staff

Frankie of the Frankie Abernathy -- the punked-out, boat-phobic rock chick of MTV's "Real World: San Diego" fame -- died at the age of 25 on Saturday at her mother's home in Shorewood, Wisc.

Abernathy suffered from cystic fibrosis, though an official cause of death has yet to be determined, according to MTV News. During her stint in the "Real World" house, Frankie exhibited symptoms of cystic fibrosis, such as difficulty breathing and immune-system impairment, and it was a significant part of her storyline on the show.

Frankie had some tumultuous times on the show, and ended up leaving the house before the end of the season.

Tags: Frankie Abernathy, FrankieAbernathy, MTV

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1. May GOD Bless her. AMEN

Posted at 5:46PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Jacqueline Gray

2. Oh damn! This is so sad... R.I.P. Frankie

Posted at 8:01PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Josh Cox

3. WOW! THATS REALLY SAD........

Posted at 5:46PM on Jun 12th 2007 by SO not

4. How terrible.

Posted at 5:45PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Sad

5. GOD BLESS HER!

Posted at 5:45PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Lori

6. I am so sad about this. Even with all or her problems (or the ones they showed) there was really something in Frankie that made you want to take care of her.

Posted at 5:45PM on Jun 12th 2007 by KIM

7. Oh, gosh, I remember her! Wow, that sux, she seemed like a sweet person. RIP.
Liz, Chi

Posted at 5:46PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Liz, Chicago

8. so sad,peace be with the family.

Posted at 5:56PM on Jun 12th 2007 by DW

9. My heart goes out to the girl's friends and family. Only one who has experienced such a heart wrenching loss can understand such grief. May she rest in peace, Maybe she was to "Punk Rock" to live on this earth.
RIP Frankie

Posted at 5:48PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Lisa

10. R.I.P FRANKIE...

Posted at 5:49PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Skkorp

11. i hope the best for her and her family!

Posted at 7:35PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Lori_NewOrleans

12. My heart goes out to her family...i never saw the real world san diego but i will have to see now...i to have cystic fibrosis and I know personaly what she went through!

Posted at 8:12PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Jessica

13. Sad really! I was born with CF. You can only do so much RIP!

Posted at 5:52PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Chad

14. Rest in Peace, Frankie!!!

Posted at 5:53PM on Jun 12th 2007 by Kris

15. Wow. May her soul be shown the light.
This is odd. I actually looked her up about a week ago because I wanted to see what she was doing now. How odd. God bless you, Frankie. Rest in Peace.
-ash

Posted at 6:04PM on Jun 13th 2007 by Ashley

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