Anika Rashaun, who starred on MTV's The Real World: Seattle - Bad Blood and competed on The Challenge, has died at 34 after a battle with breast cancer.
Deadline reports she died on Oct. 1, and the news was shared by friends on social media in recent days. Her best friend, Tiara Ramos, wrote that Rashaun was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in the summer of 2025.
Rashaun joined The Real World in 2016 and returned in 2017 for The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions, where she was eliminated in the third episode. She later worked as a professional matchmaker and dating coach, founded the lifestyle brand ASKANIKA, and co-hosted the podcast Breast Friends Forever: BFFs Battling BC with Ramos. She married her husband, Kyle, on Valentine's Day this year.
Friend Cyndi Rich said Rashaun "shined so bright" and lived her years fully. Castmate Theo King-Bradley also paid tribute on Instagram. Ramos said she would "stop at nothing to help find a cure for breast cancer" in her friend's memory.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
JubileeCast offers prayers for comfort for Rashaun's husband, family and friends.
