Mya-Lecia Naylor: A CBBC star suddenly dies at 16

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BBC children's TV star Mya-Lecia Naylor died suddenly at the age of 16.

Mya-Lecia, who appeared in the CBBC channel and shows that Millie Inbetween and almost never, died on April 7 after her collapse, said her agents, A & J Management.

CBBC stated that she was a very valued member of the BBC Children's family and an actress, singer and dancer of immense talent.

The management of A & J said that she was "extremely talented and that she played an important role in A & J" and that she "would miss her a lot". We do not know yet how she died.

"She was shining so loud"

CBBC has announced the news on its website, where young fans have shared their memories of the actress.

Tributes were paid to the teenager, who played Fran's lead role in two series of Millie Inbetween, about two sisters whose parents split up, and Mya in almost never, about 39, a fictional group and a group of rival girls, Girls Here First.

She played the lead singer of the girls group and said in a recent interview that she had always wanted to sing and play. She also said that she soon had "incredible plans".

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Alice Webb, director of BBC Children's, which includes CBBC, said the news of Mya-Lecia's death had left her team "distraught and terribly sad".

"She shined a thousand lights on our screens, both in Millie Inbetween and almost never, and it's unthinkable that she's not part of our adventure," she said, describing the story. extremely popular actress as "a true model his young fans".

Almost never, who also counts Emily Atack, has published a tribute to her Instagram account, claiming that their thoughts were with her family and friends.

Atack said Mya-Lecia was a "beautiful and talented girl" who was "a complete joy to be around".

She said that she was "so shocked and sad" to learn of her death.

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Matt Leys, writer for Millie Inbetween, said: "Goodbye our brilliant, funny and charming Fran.

"You have been a miracle … See the cast of Millie Inbetween growing up with their characters, informing them, let us write around them, has been an absolute joy.It is such a new terrible and devastating. "

He added that the team was suffering, but "remembering all the brilliant things that Mya-Lecia did".

Writer Simon Underwood stated that she was "one of the best actors in recent CBBC shows," adding, "She was so good, I have an idea of ​​the development of the CBBC." a new children's play and one of the three tracks I had assigned to him. "

Mya-Lecia debuted on the screen as a little girl when she appeared in Absolutely Fabulous in the role of Jane, Saffy's daughter. She also had the lead role in the ITV Tati's Hotel series.

His film roles included Miro in Cloud Atlas, alongside Halle Berry and Tom Hanks.