Kelly Rowland pays tribute to former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis, who died of breast cancer on Wednesday, June 11. ""I have the most amazing memories," the singer wrote.

As we continue to mourn the loss of Ananda Lewis, journalist Sarah Sidner—who considered Lewis a close friend—opened up to us about the toll of that grief, especially while fighting her own battle with breast cancer.

Ananda Lewis, the beloved and trailblazing former Teen Summit and TRL host, died on June 11, 2025, after a brave battle with metastatic breast cancer, and BOSSIP is paying homage to the original It Girl.

Ananda Lewis was one of MTV’s best personalities in the late 1990s. After pursuing her own hosting career in the 2000s, she became an advocate for women’s health when she was

"Ananda could sit down and have a dope ass intelligent conversation with you where she could rock out, from Obama to Lil' Kim to whatever."