Influencer Esther Thomas has died after undergoing surgery. "Greetings ... We the family of Esther Thomas [A.K.A Sunshine] with pain in our heart we regret to announce the sudden demise of our beloved sister and daughter Esther Thomas who suddenly passed away on the 9th of January 2026 after an unsuccessful surgery," a statement shared via Thomas' Instagram on Saturday, January 10, read. The statement continued, "She had [a] fibroid and was operated on so she couldn't make it so we are trying to put things in place so we could put her to rest.