Vegan influencer Zhanna D'Art 'dies of starvation and exhaustion' in Malaysia after switching to an 'extreme' tropical fruit diet.

Influencer, whose name is Zhanna Samsonova, apparently died of 'starvation'
Samsonova, originally from Russia, ate a strict diet of raw foods and fruit
A vegan raw food influencer who lived on an 'extreme' diet of exotic fruit has reportedly died from starvation and exhaustion.

Zhanna Samsonova, originally from Russia and known as Zhanna D'Art on social media, had been on the raw plant-based diet for ten years that consisted of fruits, sunflower seed sprouts, fruit smoothies and juices.

Ms Samsonova, who hadn't drunk water for more than six years and instead replaced it with fruit and vegetable juices, died on July 21 in Malaysia.

The influencer, who had over 10,000 Instagram followers and had been travelling across Asia for the past 17 years, reportedly died from a cholera-like infection that was exacerbated by her extreme restrictive eating, her mother told Russian newspaper Vechernyaya Kazan.

Ms Samsonova's official cause of death has not yet been determined as her family try to get her body back to Russia amid bureaucratic delays.

Last year, vegan Florida mother Sheila O’Leary, 38, was sentenced to life in prison after starving her 18-month-old son to death by feeding him only small amounts of fruits and vegetables.

I knew she was about to die': Mother of vegan influencer Zhanna D'Art, 39, who died of 'starvation and exhaustion' reveals that she begged her daughter to come home to Moscow to save her from her 'nightmare' diet’