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‘Love After Lockup’ star Amber Eggers dead at 41

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Rubio, A. (2026, September 4). ‘Love After Lockup’ star Amber Eggers dead at 41. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/04/celebrity-news/love-after-lockup-star-amber-eggers-dead-at-41/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-04 · by Amanda Rubio

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Amber Eggers, a reality TV star from We TV's "Love After Lockup," has died at the age of 41 after being hospitalized in Atlanta with acute liver failure. Doctors were unable to keep her heart beating and she passed away after being admitted several days ago for feeling unwell. Amber appeared on the show's second season in 2019, where she documented her relationship with Vincent Gonzalez while serving a prison sentence. Her mother has confirmed her death, and friends and cast members have expressed their condolences online.
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Amber Eggers, a 41-year-old reality star from the TV show "We TV's 'Love After Lockup'", has died after being hospitalized in Atlanta. Her mother, Monica Eggers, told TMZ that Amber was admitted to the hospital several days ago due to feeling unwell and ultimately died from acute liver failure. The doctors were unable to keep her heart beating, despite their efforts. Amber appeared on the show's second season in 2019. A friend of Amber's expressed condolences online, saying she will be deeply missed by fans and cast members alike.

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Amber later made cameos in subsequent seasons of the franchise, which first premiered in 2018, as well as its spinoff, “Life After Lockup,” where she appeared alongside her former cellmate, Michelle “Puppy” Deaton.
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🔮 Doctors eventually could no longer keep her heart beating, and she ultimately died from acute liver failure.
2026-09-04 · New York Post
‘Love After Lockup’ star Amber Eggers dead at 41 · assertive framing

Claims (34 extracted, 6 hedged)

Amber Eggers, best known for appearing on We TV’s “Love After Lockup,” has died. asserted
Eggers → know → Lockup
The reality star, who appeared on the show’s second season in 2019, died Thursday after being hospitalized in Atlanta, her mother, Monica Eggers, told TMZ. asserted
mother → appear → TMZ
Monica said her daughter had been admitted several days ago after she began feeling unwell. asserted
she → say → ?
Doctors eventually could no longer keep her heart beating, and she ultimately died from acute liver failure. uncertain
she → keep → failure
Page Six has reached out to AMC Global Media, the parent company of We TV, for comment. asserted
Six → reach → comment
It doesn’t feel real, and I don’t think any words can make it feel real. asserted
it → feel → ?
Amber Eggers has lost her fight today and passed away,” the friend wrote in part alongside a photo of Eggers. asserted
friend → lose → Eggers
“The doctors did everything they could, but in the end, her body just couldn’t keep fighting,” the friend added. uncertain
friend → do → end
“And if you knew Amber, you know she is a fighter.” asserted
she → know → Amber
The friend concluded, “She will be missed more than we can probably put into words. asserted
we → conclude → words
‘Love After Lockup’ viewers and cast alike love Amber very much. asserted
viewers → love → Amber
We laughed with her, worried about her and cheered her on through everything she faced. asserted
she → laugh → everything
You are going to be missed. ❤️.” In May 2025, Amber’s sister, Erin, launched a GoFundMe after Amber was hospitalized and put on a ventilator with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her blood. uncertain
Amber → go → blood
Her condition became critical, and she was eventually placed on an ECMO machine, an advanced life-support system. asserted
she → become → machine
“I’m reaching out today with an update and a heavy heart to ask for your help,” Erin wrote on the fundraising page, describing her sister as “one of the kindest and most big-hearted people you could ever meet.” “Right now, she needs all of that strength for the fight of her life,” Erin added. uncertain
Erin → reach → life
Erin later shared that Amber had been moved out of the intensive care unit and started physical therapy “to be able to walk again.” asserted
Amber → share → therapy
No further updates were provided on the GoFundMe page. asserted
updates → provide → page
On “Love After Lockup,” viewers followed Amber’s relationship with Vincent Gonzalez, whom she began dating while serving a four-year prison sentence for drug trafficking, according to People. uncertain
she → follow → People
The pair got engaged during their time on the show, but ultimately called it quits after Amber was released from prison. asserted
Amber → engage → prison
Amber later made cameos in subsequent seasons of the franchise, which first premiered in 2018, as well as its spinoff, “Life After Lockup,” where she appeared alongside her former cellmate, Michelle “Puppy” Deaton. asserted
she → make → cellmate
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
Read our guidelines "Love After Lockup" star Amber Eggers (pictured above in an Instagram upload) died Thursday at age 41. asserted
Eggers → read → age
Her mother, Monica Eggers, confirmed to TMZ that her daughter (pictured here on "Love After Lockup") died from acute liver failure at a hospital in Atlanta. asserted
mother → confirm → Atlanta
Amber's friends confirmed her death and paid tribute to her on social media (one example of which is seen above). asserted
example → confirm → which
"It doesn't feel real, and I don't think any words can make it feel real," Amber's friend wrote in part on Instagram. asserted
friend → feel → Instagram
(Amber is pictured here on "Love After Lockup.") asserted
Amber → picture → Lockup
You are going to be missed. asserted
You → go → ?
❤️," Amber's friend concluded in the caption. asserted
friend → conclude → caption
(Amber is seen here in an Instagram post.) asserted
Amber → see → post
In May 2025, Amber was hospitalized with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her bloodstream, prompting her sister, Erin, to launch a GoFundMe. uncertain
Amber → hospitalize → GoFundMe
After being on an advanced life-support machine, Amber (seen here in a selfie) was later moved out of the ICU and began physical therapy "to be able to walk again." asserted
Amber → see → therapy
Eggers' relationship with Vincent Gonzalez, whom she began dating while serving time for drug trafficking, was featured on Season 2 of "Love After Lockup." asserted
she → begin → Lockup
(Amber is pictured above on the We TV series.) asserted
Amber → picture → series
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