Former Big Brother contestant Amber Siyavus dies at 46

Amber Siyavus, a contestant on the eighth season of the US reality show Big Brother, has died at 46.

She died at a residence in Las Vegas on October 9, according to death records.

Nevada officials have confirmed her death, but the cause and manner are still pending.

Siyavus competed on the show in 2007 and finished in seventh place.

She became close with fellow contestants Jameka Cameron and Dustin Erikstrup and was known for emotional moments on the show.

Her daughter, Lexi Tomcavage, died at age 18 in 2018; an investigation ruled the death an apparent suicide.

Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves shared a remembrance of Siyavus.

No further details about the cause of death have been released.