{"id":172259,"date":"2025-06-03T12:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/weston-gosa-jr-son-of-16-and-pregnant-star-whitney-purvis-passes-away-at-16\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:12:40","slug":"weston-gosa-jr-son-of-16-and-pregnant-star-whitney-purvis-passes-away-at-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/03\/weston-gosa-jr-son-of-16-and-pregnant-star-whitney-purvis-passes-away-at-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Weston Gosa Jr., Son of &#8217;16 and Pregnant&#8217; Star Whitney Purvis, Passes Away at 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have horribly tragic news to report from the world of reality television.<\/p>\n<p>Weston Gosa Jr., the 16-year-old son of <em>16 and Pregnant<\/em> star Whitney Purvis, has passed away at the age of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney shared the news last night in a heartbreaking Facebook post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-1024x565.png\" alt=\"Weston Gosa Jr., the son of '16 and Pregnant' star Whitney Purvis, has passed away at the age of 16.\" class=\"wp-image-526901 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1130.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-960x530.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-1080x596.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM-1200x662.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-7.59.22%E2%80%AFAM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weston Gosa Jr., the son of \u201916 and Pregnant\u2019 star Whitney Purvis, has passed away at the age of 16.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-whitney-purvis-shares-devastating-news-with-fans\">Whitney Purvis shares devastating news with fans<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair. I just dont understand,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nervous.purvis4\/posts\/pfbid021AkEADEaGZdMMRK59zHfGaPsKszL6FtAaC4ZJTT3iKRT2H9TBhuvxDsQcncbckjHl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">she wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my baby is gone and I don\u2019t know what to do with myself. He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare come true. How do you go on in life after losing a child? I\u2019m in disbelief, this cannot be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grieving mother went on to express her torment at the unexpected loss of her son, whom she welcomed during the first season of MTV\u2019s reality show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want it to be real. I would do anything just to hold him. Words just can\u2019t describe the pain I am feeling. I love you so much, Weston Owen Gosa. God, I love you so much,\u201d she wrote, adding, \u201cYou are my heart. I was so proud of the young man you were becoming. I just can\u2019t go on without you. Rest in Peace, my angel. You are gone too soon. April 2, 2009 \u2013 June 2, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1024x533.png\" alt=\"Whitney Purvis during one of her appearances on the first season of MTV's '16 and Pregnant.'\" class=\"wp-image-526903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1066.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-960x500.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1080x562.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1200x625.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1024x533.png\" alt=\"Whitney Purvis during one of her appearances on the first season of MTV's '16 and Pregnant.'\" class=\"wp-image-526903 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1066.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-960x500.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1080x562.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM-1200x625.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-03-at-8.00.42%E2%80%AFAM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Whitney Purvis during one of her appearances on the first season of MTV\u2019s \u201916 and Pregnant.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRest in Peace, my baby Weston. I love you forever, precious. I\u2019ll never understand why life has to be so cruel. You\u2019ll always be my baby,\u201d Whitney added in a second post.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-weston-gosa-jr-s-cause-of-death-remains-unknown\">Weston Gosa Jr.\u2019s cause of death remains unknown<\/h2>\n<p>Whitney\u2019s mother, Amy Gosa, revealed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top?q=amy%20gosa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her own Facebook post<\/a> that the cause of Weston\u2019s death is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the teen suffered from a number of health issues, including diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really difficult to write this but this morning little Weston passed away. We do not know the cause, they will do an autopsy soon but all we know is we got up this morning around 7 am and tried to wake him up, he was not breathing, we attempted cpr and called an ambulance,\u201d Amy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe paramedics attempted it as well and took him to the hospital in Gordon County where he was pronounced dead. He had several health issues as well as diabetes. We are completely heartbroken and in shock. It was so unexpected,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I Had A C-Section!&quot; | Whitney Gives Birth To Weston Jr | 16 &amp; Pregnant 1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfuKpu3lzfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLosing a child is the most painful thing I have ever experienced and I hope I never experience it again. He was the most amazing son I could have asked for. He was brilliant, smart, funny and had so much potential in life. It doesn\u2019t feel real. Please keep our family and whitney in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn such a brilliant amazing life that was our son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitney starred on <em>16 and Pregnant <\/em>alongside Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood, Farrah Abraham, and Catelynn Lowell, but she did not appear on the show\u2019s long-running spinoff, <em>Teen Mom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/01\/whitney-purvis-16-and-pregnant-alum-arrested-for-terrorist-threa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purvis has experienced legal issues<\/a> over the years, and at one point, she lost custody of Weston and his younger brother, River.<\/p>\n<p>But insiders say she\u2019d since turned things around, finding work as a chef and creating a stable household for her sons.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/weston-gosa-jr-son-of-16-and-pregnant-star-whitney-purvis-passes-away-at-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes We have horribly tragic news to report from the world of reality television. Weston Gosa Jr., the 16-year-old son of 16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis, has passed away at the age of 16. Whitney shared the news last night in a heartbreaking Facebook post. 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