Age 16 Joshua Blackledge is survived by his girlfriend Emmie Gillikin
While scrolling through their accounts in mid-March 2025, the TikTok community was greeted with heartbreaking news that well-known influencer Joshua Blackledge aka MommyJoshua, better known as F30 Joshh, had abruptly passed away.
Who is Emmie Gillikin, girlfriend of TikTok star Joshua Blackledge as he passes away, bio, age, boyfriend and Instagram
The Carteret County Public School Foundation last Wednesday announced the death of Joshua Blackledge, an 11th-grade student at West Carteret High School.
Joshua Blackledge died last Tuesday at his home and the 16-year-old was a junior at West Carteret High School, ”where he was involved in wrestling and track’.
TikTok star Joshua Blackledge dead at 16 as heartbroken girlfriend pays tribute. pic.twitter.com/UXlgDZMsOe
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 25, 2025
An obituary for Blackledge says he died on March 18 at his home in Newport, N.C, but no cause of death has been reported.
Blackledge who was a star on TikTok is survived by his parents, Jonathan and Jackie Blackledge of Newport; and brother, Josiah Blackledge and his girlfriend Emmie Gillikin.
After making his TikTok debut in 2023, MommyJoshua immediately garnered a sizable fanbase, accumulating over 33 million likes and over 888,000 followers. His material, which frequently featured his lover Emmie Gillikin, obviously struck a chord with viewers.
In an TikTok video posted on March 18, his girlfriend, Emmie Gillikin, conveyed the devastating news that Mommy Joshua had died in mid-March 2025.
Following the news, his girlfriend, Emmie Gillikin, posted an emotional tribute on social media.
“Missing this sweet boy right now. Never would’ve thought I would have been here without you,” she wrote. “Josh showed me what love really was even [though] I’m very young. He never failed to put a smile on my face no matter how mad I was at him… Even after these past couple days, nothing seems real and I’m feeling all the emotions.”
Addressing speculation surrounding his cause of death, Gillikin urged people to stop spreading false information. In a TikTok post, she clarified: “The rumours going around about Josh are not true, and people are taking it way too far. Josh was never bullied. Everyone always loved him as a friend and even just someone they knew. If you don’t really know what happened, don’t spread fake rumours.”
In a heartfelt homage, Emmie posted a video of the two cuddling while admiring the Valentine’s Day spread he had created for her. What she put above the video was, “100 reasons we should be together and 1 reason we can’t.”
Emmie Gillikin is a content producer from the US well-known for dance videos and memes. Her emmiegillikinnn TikTok account has almost 290,000 followers. She was included in the early TikToks of Joshua Blackledge, her boyfriend with the two having met two years back. While her DOB isn’t known, her boyfriend Joshua was aged 16 at the time of his death.
Her TikTok revealing the death of her boyfriend went viral in 2025. It said “100 reasons we should be together and 1 reason we can’t.” Joshua Blackledge, whom she dated, died in 2025. Songs like “21 Questions” by 50 Cent and Nate Dogg and “Knee Deep” by the Zac Brown Band, which features Jimmy Buffett, are used in her videos.
Mommy Joshua’s death cause
Although Mommy Joshua’s cause of death has not been officially established, one TikTok user stated that “he committed due to family issues.” But as of right now, this is all conjecture because no formal report or declaration has been made public.
However, given his passing, several of his earlier posts and remarks now have greater significance.
Josh also posted the Valentine’s Day display on TikTok in February, which Emmie used in her video announcing his passing.
She wrote, “I wish I did more.” Emmie quickly responded in the comments, “Did more? I think you did more than enough, Josh.”
He then replied, “I don’t think I did enough.”
He posted a carousel of pictures commemorating eight months with Emmie on March 6.
TikToker Joshua Blackledge who had over 1.1 million followers on the social media platform has died at age 16. pic.twitter.com/k9aJNarBkt
— E! News (@enews) March 26, 2025