Tanner Martin died after a five-year battle with cancer at 30. He welcomed his first child, a daughter, just 41 days before he died. Martin announced his own death in a pre-recorded video. This video was published on Instagram on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, by his wife.
Tanner Martin biography: Tanner Martin was a social media influencer. He had 460K followers on Instagram. His wife is Shay Martin (Shay Wright), who is also an influencer.
He was active on Instagram and TikTok. He was suffering from cancer when he recorded his own death video, where he talked about his condition.
“Hey, it’s me, Tanner. If you’re watching this, I am dead,” Martin said.
“I had a heck of a life. I decided to make this video announcing my death because I saw someone do that, like, a year or so ago, and I think it’s a good opportunity to get all your thoughts out.”
“But you guys, life was awesome. I really enjoyed it while I was here.”
“Hopefully, I believe there’s something after this. I’m excited to meet those people, and hopefully we’re hanging out now and making fun of all you nerds.”
Martin also talked about his family members who had died, saying, “There’s just a lot of people that, for the afterlife, I’m excited to see them, and excited to see them not in pain and just happy.”
“I don’t know, I’m like, death is scary, but it’s also like a new adventure, you know,” he added. “I’m excited to see what the experience is like, and hopefully it’s good.”
Martin thanked his fans for their support. “But I love you guys, and seriously, thanks again for all your support and helping to make the last years of my life here on Earth fun and enjoyable and helping me be comfortable,” he said.
In the video caption, Wright wrote, “May the force be with you from our angel force ghost. See the next video for his wish.”
