‘All My Children’ Star Esta TerBlanche Dead at 51

Actress Esta TerBlanche, who starred on the soap opera, All My Children, died unexpectedly on Thursday at the age of 51. Her cause of death remains unclear while an investigation is underway.

TerBlanche’s goddaughter, Barbie Ashley, told TMZ the South African actress died unexpectedly in her Los Angeles home, adding that medical professionals believe she had been dead for about a day before she was found.

“It’s with a heavy heart that my friend and client Esta TerBlanche passed away Thursday of natural causes,” TerBlanche’s publicist Lisa Rodrigo said, according to a report by Deadline. “An autopsy report is pending. I am still processing and in shock.”