TikTok Chef Tini Younger Reveals One of Her Twin Daughters Has Died in Heartbreaking Post

The social media personality opened up about what led to the loss and revealed the beautiful name they gave their departed twin.

TikTok chef Tineke "Tini" Younger and her husband, Antoine Wright Jr., have lost one of their twin babies just before Thanksgiving. Younger shared the heartbreaking news in an emotional post on Wednesday, November 26.

Tini Younger Opens Up in Emotional Post

In the post, Younger said she never imagined she would have to write something like this once the twins arrived. She shared, "Unfortunately earlier this week we lost our sweet girl Arya (Baby A) We made it to almost 36 weeks we were so close to being done and getting the girls to term but I had a placenta abruption and we lost our sweet girl [sic]."

The 24-year-old also gave an update on the surviving twin, "Her twin sister is doing really good and breathing on her own. They both are so beautiful and Arya will always be celebrated, her sister will know she is a twin and has a beautiful twin sister [sic]."

Young shared that she will be taking a break — unsure for how long — but promised she will return, ending her message with "I love you guys❤️."

Alongside her message, Younger shared black-and-white photos of her and her husband in the hospital cradling baby Ayra, as well as another image showing a doctor holding Ayra while Younger lay in the hospital bed.

According to the Mayo Clinic, placental abruption happens when the placenta pulls away from the uterine wall before birth. This separation can limit or cut off the baby's access to oxygen and nutrients, and it may also lead to severe bleeding in the mother.

Placental abruption can result in complications such as poor fetal growth due to limited nutrients, reduced oxygen supply, premature delivery, or even stillbirth.

How the Couple Announced Their Twin Pregnancy

Younger and her husband, Wright — whom she married in November 2024 — revealed they were expecting in a playful Instagram video shared on June 20. In the clip, the TikTok chef, dressed in a brown shirt and denim apron, invited her husband to assist with "putting a bun in the oven," noting that it's a "two-person job."

While walking viewers through the steps, she dropped lighthearted hints about the number two, saying, "Two is the magic number today." Their wordplay continued during the big reveal. After the treats finished baking, she opened the oven to show a sign that read, "Bun in the oven 2025."

"That's not right," she joked, before shutting the oven and opening it again to reveal a new board that read, "2 buns in the oven 2025." A short time later, Younger confirmed the joyful news even further. She shared an Instagram Story photo featuring the twins' sonogram placed on top of the updated sign.

Tini Younger on Balancing Pregnancy Cravings and Holiday Cooking

Younger started sharing small updates about her pregnancy after the announcement. She noted that many people were curious about how she continued cooking while expecting. She explained that the experience hadn't brought major changes, aside from stronger cravings for sweet foods over savory ones.

As her due date approached, she mentioned that some of the cooking she once did for her boyfriend, now her husband, had gradually shifted to him instead.

"I've been wanting a lot of soup lately just because it's about to be fall time and soup season. The other day, he made some gnocchi sausage cream soup, and then today he's going to make loaded baked potato soup. I've kind of just been directing him from the couch," she shared.

She also commented on Wright's cooking, noting that while he manages well in the kitchen, his skills don't quite match hers. However, Younger made it clear that she didn't want Wright handling the Thanksgiving cooking.

She shared that she planned to adjust her usual elaborate holiday dishes to accommodate her pregnancy. While she joked that the babies were "perfect," she noted that she was the one bearing all the challenges of pregnancy.

Despite this, she intended to remain in charge of the kitchen, using a chair to make it easier to manage her cooking while still sharing her holiday recipes with her followers.

Tini Younger on Maintaining Her Identity amid Motherhood

Younger had also expressed excitement about sharing her love of cooking with her twins, hoping they might one day follow in her footsteps. "Maybe they want to be chefs one day, too. Maybe I could have my own little Master Chef Juniors," she mused.

Drawing on her own experience as a contestant on season 2 of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef," she wanted her children to develop adventurous tastes and not be picky eaters. She envisioned them enjoying a variety of foods, from caviar to Wagyu steak, rather than sticking only to typical kid-friendly meals.

Still, Younger had emphasized that she won't be changing one thing. In addition to the meals and types of food she planned to prepare for her kids, she intended to continue creating usual content for her followers.

"I don't want it to be a mommy content-based account. I am really set on keeping my job and then me being a mom separate. I feel like that will help me. I know a lot of mothers, they lose their identity as well, just becoming moms and I mean, it's normal, so I'm really set on just keeping the same content [sic]," she noted.

Younger explained that her content is primarily centered on helping others, which is why she wants to keep the focus on food. While she might occasionally share baby-related recipes since they still relate to cooking and can be helpful, she said she does not plan to create "day in the life" style content.

"I feel like society automatically just tries to wipe the woman's identity away and just focuses on them being a mom and not their other achievements. Yeah, I'm a mom, but I'm also this and that. I am doing all these amazing things while being a mom at the same time, which I think is even cooler," she declared.

Tragically, Younger has faced the heartbreaking loss of one of her twins, experiencing a bittersweet feeling as she is also preparing to give her surviving child a beautiful life.