Russian reality TV contestant’s body is found in her apartment more than a month after friends last heard from her – with devastating discovery being made when neighbours reported ‘strong smell’

The body of a Russian reality show contestant was found in her apartment more than a month after her friends last heard from her, and the tragic discovery was made when neighbors reported a “strong smell.”

Dom-2 contestant Liberzh Kpadonu, 36, was found dead in her apartment in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, 41 days after her death following lung surgery.

His body was discovered in his home on March 31 after local residents reported a pungent smell coming from the apartment.

The last time she spoke to her followers was in a video filmed from her car in mid-February, in which she said she was traveling to undergo surgery to remove a lump in her chest.

Through tears she said goodbye to everyone who knew her.

Neighbors reported a “strong odor” coming from her apartment and investigators determined that Kpadonu had died in February while alone without anyone realizing until now.

Local media said that while the young woman’s fans wondered where she was, her family did not.

It was the last time he spoke to his followers before authorities found his body.

When investigators entered the reality star’s home, they found the young woman’s body on the floor.

They determined that Kpadonu had died in February while alone and no one had noticed until now.

A neighbor named Lyudmila told local media: ‘She died. We lived next door to her. Today we found her at home, she lay there for a long time.’

The young woman’s death was also confirmed by fellow reality TV contestant Aliana Ustinenko, and local media reported that Kpadonu had died shortly after undergoing surgery.

Aliana said: ‘It’s all true. Forty-one days ago. Baby, rest in peace.

‘I can’t say anything, there are just no words. Now the main thing is to communicate with parents. They are not aware and they don’t know anything yet.

“We kindly ask you not to be negative about any issue, but simply accept and remember the good.”

Kpadonu joined the relationship show Dom-2 in September 2011.

A neighbor told local media: ‘She died. We lived next door to her. Today we found her at home, she lay there for a long time.’

Local media said that while the young woman’s fans wondered where she was, her family did not.

And this despite the fact that Kpadonu told his followers last fall that a tumor had been found in his right lung.

The investigation is ongoing.

Kpadonu joined the relationship show Dom-2 in September 2011, before leaving the show with one of the contestants.

He then rejoined the program in 2013.

During Dom-2 she married participant Evgeny Rudnev, divorced six months later, and left the project completely in 2015.

In May 2023, Kpadonu visited the exhibition as a representative of the jury in the “Person of the Year” competition, after which the winner was awarded an apartment.

The exact cause of Kpadonu’s death has not yet been announced.