‘Floribama Shore’ star, who was in the ICU at a Miami hospital, has died. He was 33
A onetime castmember from “Floribama Shore” who was dealing with some very serious health issues passed away Friday in the late afternoon.
Kirk Medas died after being on a ventilator in the ICU at a Miami hospital, costar Nilsa Prowant told TMZ.
According to a Go Fund Me set up for mounting medical bills, the 33-year-old MTV alum was suffering from “necrotizing pancreatitis.” The condition occurs when the pancreas is so inflamed that it causes tissue death.
Pancreatis can be caused by many things including gallstones, immune and genetic disorders, certain medicines and heavy alcohol use. (Late “Friends” star Matthew Perry wrote about dealing with this same thing in his memoir).
The online drive organized by the Georgia native’s family had raised more than $24,000 of a $100,000 goal by late afternoon. Medas had no health insurance.
The sports handicapping consultant looked fine and happy in an Instagram photo, with Miami in the background, that he shared just two weeks ago.
One of Medas’ former castmates, Aimee Elizabeth Hall, updated fans on Thursday, showing a picture of her friend in the hospital hooked up to tubes.
Hall also posted a few throwback pics from “Floribama Shore,” which documented eight 20-somethings who lived together during the summer on the Florida’s Panhandle, in Panama City Beach.
Medas appeared in 25 episodes from 2017 to 2020. The “Jersey Shore” style show ran for four seasons, going off the air in 2022.
Hall updated her friend’s fans after the sad news was announced.
“I’ll never forget the moment they placed him on the ventilator, before the coma took hold. I told him I loved him, and tears rolled from his eyes,” the reality star wrote on Facebook. “That memory will stay with me forever. I already miss his voice, his laughter, his presence. The world feels a little dimmer without him — but I know I’ll see my best friend again someday. Until then, I’ll carry him in my heart. Always.”
This story was originally published May 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM.
