Jess and Norma: TikTok gran who amassed millions of fans with her granddaughter dies aged 91 leaving family ‘devastated'
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A GRANDMA who rose to fame on TikTok posting funny videos with her granddaughter has died aged 91.
Norma, who amassed more than 2.7 million followers on the social media app with her granddaughter Jess, 32, died on June 5, her family announced yesterday.
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TikTok star Norma has died at the age of 91
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The gran was famed for her funny videos alongside granddaughter Jess, 32
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Norma's family announced her death on social media yesterday alongside a moving tribute
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The pair created countless heartwarming funny videos on TikTok, including one where Norma says "we're related" in a series of funny voices - mimicking a cow and a vampire - with both collapsing into fits of giggles.
Announcing her death on social media, Norma's family wrote: "05/06/2025, the day our family lost our rock, our everything, our beautiful, precious, perfect lady.
"We are all truly devastated and our lives will never be the same.
"We want you all to know that Nan fell to sleep peacefully, surrounded by all her family, she was full of love and had the most beautiful care.
"If anyone deserves a place in heaven, it's you Nanny Norma."
The moving tribute also highlighted how social media and the online community around her TikTok had "made Nan's last years so incredibly special".
Norma's family added: "Her cup was full and in her own words she 'lived such a wonderful life'.
"91 years was never going to be enough and she has left the biggest hole in all of our hearts.
"Reunited with her husband and family, until we meet again, our queen."
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