Criscilla Anderson, "Country Ever After" Star and Ex of Musician Coffey Anderson, Dies of Colon Cancer at 45 Ilana KaplanDecember 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM 0 Criscilla Anderson/Instagram Criscilla Anderson Criscilla Anderson has died of colon cancer at the age of 45 News of the Country Ever After star's death was confirmed in a posthumous Instagram post from her account shared by her photographer and friend Lindsey "I fought hard and I loved deeply. I am not gone… I'm Home," Anderson wrote Country Ever After star Criscilla Anderson has died. She was 45.
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Ilana KaplanDecember 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Criscilla Anderson has died of colon cancer at the age of 45
News of the Country Ever After star's death was confirmed in a posthumous Instagram post from her account shared by her photographer and friend Lindsey
"I fought hard and I loved deeply. I am not gone… I'm Home," Anderson wrote
Country Ever After star Criscilla Anderson has died. She was 45.
Her death was confirmed in a posthumous, joint Instagram post shared by her account with her friend and photographer Lindsey on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Criscilla died of cancer, which metastasized elsewhere after she was initially diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018.
Alongside the post, which featured snaps of Criscilla over the years, were photo of her kids: son Ethan and daughters Savannah, Emmarie and Everleigh, whom she shared with her ex, Christian and country artist Coffey Anderson.
"My heart is shattered to share this," Lindsey began the post. "I promised Criscilla I would walk this journey with her whenever she couldn't stand on her own two feet, and I pray she knows how fiercely she was loved."
She added that "being by her side until the very end was the greatest honor of my life."
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Criscilla Anderson
Lindsey then shared a posthumous message from Criscilla.
"If you're reading this, I've finally slipped into the arms of Jesus — peacefully and surrounded by love," she began. "Please don't stay in the darkness of this moment. I fought hard and I loved deeply. I am not gone… I'm Home."
The hip-hop dancer then shared a message to her children, including her former stepdaughter and "bonus girl" Savannah, whom she shared with Coffey."Ethan, you made me a mom. I'm still beside you, cheering you on. Emmarie, my Jesus-loving dancer — keep dancing through every season. Everleigh, my bright spark — chase your dreams boldly and without fear," Criscilla wrote.She noted that she'll be "watching over" her babies.
"When a moment feels warm, familiar, or too beautiful to be coincidence — that's me. I'm still mothering you. I'm still yours," Criscilla wrote.
She then shared her gratitude for her "circle of women" who had held her "when I couldn't stand.""To my family…thank you for loving me so unconditional. Please take care of one another — my love is still wrapped around you," added Criscilla.
She then shared a sweet message to Lindsey for "capturing my life so beautifully year after year.""Be gentle with each other. Hold my children close. And remember: heaven isn't as far away as it feels. I love you all. Always," Criscilla concluded.
Coffey, whom she was in the midst of a divorce from, also shared an Instagram tribute on Tuesday, Dec. 2 to his late ex, featuring a series of photos from over the years.
"Criscilla defined strength and fighter like no other person on the planet," he began. "Heaven gained a star today. 💔"He continued, "She said before she passed, 'if you see a butterfly, that will be me. If you miss me, a butterfly will show up. Remember….I'll be there with you.'"Coffey said that the family's "hearts are shattered."
"Our minds are jumbled. Our lives will never be the same. The house is quieter because you're missing. The babies are resilient and strong as ever. We did good with them," he wrote.
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Criscilla Anderson
Coffey added, "So, dance your heart out on the beach in heaven. No more pain, no colostomy bag, no more neuropathy, no chemo, or radiation and you can eat as much dessert as you want with no calories."
"I'm glad you get to meet the two babies we lost… 😭," he concluded. "I love you more. 143."
Criscilla was a hip-hop dancer who performed with Britney Spears, Rihanna and Snoop Dogg. She was also a choreographer for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, appearing in the Netflix docuseries about the team. She and Coffey also stared in a Netflix docuseries about their lives called Country Ever After.
In 2018, Criscilla was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
In an interview with PEOPLE in February 2022, she spoke about her fight against the disease.
"The thing with cancer is that the chances of it returning are very, very high," Criscilla said at the time, regarding the current growth of cancer in her lymph nodes.
She continued: "That's why it's always been important for me to not only celebrate all the victories, but prepare my mind for a bad scan, which takes us right back to the drawing board. It's almost like I have to treat the cancer like a chronic disease."
Criscilla is survived by her three children, whom she shared with Coffey, and her former stepdaughter. The former couple tied the knot in 2009 and Coffey initially filed for divorce in 2022.
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