Beautiful actress and video girl Tawny Kitaen passed away this past May. She was 59-years-old. The stunning Irish and Jewish model shot to fame in the 1980s in a series of music videos by hugely successful rock band Whitesnake.

Kitaen married the band's lead singer/songwriter, English musician, David Coverdale, who wrote the band's smash hits "Here I Go Again" "Is This Love" and "The Deeper The Love" among other tracks. Coverdale also had solo hits with such songs as "The Last Note of Freedom."

The two were happy for a time, but divorced 2-years later. Kitaen publicly feuded with Coverdale over the inability to re-post Whitesnake videos on her social networking pages and website. She would receive takedown notices for posting the videos on her social networking pages.

The issue is record labels and artists make money from streaming songs and music videos on sites such as You Tube. You can post the html code on your page, but to download then upload the video to another page takes away revenues. Hence the copyright infringement/takedown requests. I genuinely don't think Kitaen understood the issue, as she wasn't a music executive.

Streaming music videos on sites such as You Tube is bringing in tens of thousands and sometimes millions of dollars to top selling/streaming stars. Whitesnake videos have been streamed hundreds of millions of times. That's significant revenue from streaming. The You Tube ads, placed by Google, represents massive ad revenue for some who receive many streams. The top streamer on You Tube makes $25,000,000 per year.

When Kitaen passed, Coverdale sent his condolences to her family via his social networking pages. A few years after their marriage ended, Kitaen remarried (baseball player Chuck Finley) and had two daughters (Wynter and Raine).

Tawny Kitaen and Dave Coverdale in the 1980s. They dated for four years then were married for two.

Kitaen did have problems with substance abuse, which was not a secret. However, she went to rehab and became sober. I'm glad her cause of death was not a drug overdose or alcohol poisoning, due to what people would state. It was heart disease (dilated cardiomyopathy).

Kitaen's arteries were clogged, which means she was experiencing chest pains, shortness of breath and fatigue at different times. Many recovering addicts do not realize the damage drugs and alcohol do over time and that they need to see a cardiologist to try to mitigate and clear as much of the damage as possible.

Heart surgery is sometimes required to clear the blockage in the arteries and stents are inserted to keep blood flowing properly, which also alleviates chest pains, shortness of breath and fatigue. Consuming foods rich in vitamins and minerals on a daily basis, particularly spinach and broccoli, is very helpful to the heart. It literally helps the heart and can greatly reduce or eliminate chest pains in some cases. Avoiding red meat, fried foods and caffeine is also imperative when you have a heart problem, lest they cause you a world of pain (chest pains and shortness of breath).

The medical examiner found Tylenol in Kitaen's system, but what she had needed was aspirin to help with blood flow in reference to her clogged arteries. She must have been experiencing chest pains, shortness of breath and fatigue. An aspirin helps to alleviate that in heart patients. She really needed a cardiologist, but didn't realize it. They do a battery of tests that can prolong your life via determining what medical intervention is needed.

Kitaen never had a heart attack and was thin. So, she probably assumed her heart was okay. A number of people make that mistake. Take the late singer Whitney Houston for example. Whitney was thin and 47-years-old when she died (she was killed by Nick Gordon who later drowned her daughter in the exact same manner).

However, the autopsy revealed that Whitney had serious arterial blockage from years of drug use, specifically cocaine. Whitney began doing cocaine in her late teens. I'm convinced had Whitney known of the heart damage the cocaine was causing she would have seen a cardiologist. However, most people who are in good shape and never had a heart attack don't realize cocaine and other narcotics can severely clog their arteries.

Tawny Kitaen in the very famous Whitesnake video "Here I Go Again"

Tawny's father, Terry Kitaen, died a few short months prior to her death and she was suffering from depression, according to family members and friends. Antidepressants and sedatives were found in Kitaen's system, which confirms she was indeed depressed.

Bereavement is a difficult thing to go through. However, people must keep in mind, your loved ones want you to be happy and move forward with your lives. They don't want you to be sad and depressed, though it is natural to grieve. With time you will feel better. The pain of grief won't always be this strong. You will feel better.

Kitaen also had plastic surgery at different times in recent years and required opiates while healing. Kitaen has openly spoken about having plastic surgery and corrective surgeries. When she was young peer pressure made her feel that she needed breast implants (which she later regretted). She stated the plastic surgeon did a very bad job during the original procedure. I saw a show of Kitaen going to a doctor to correct the visible damage.

Kitaen had a great body and didn't need any cosmetic work. However, when you work in Hollywood there is peer pressure to have work done. Even teens and people in their twenties in Hollywood have a lot of plastic surgery that they really don't need. Not to mention, every time you go under the knife there's a risk of complications with the surgery that can have lasting effects.

Kitaen also had a coronavirus vaccine a couple months before she died. She spoke about it on her social networking page. If a person's immune system is not strong due to the underlying health factors present, such as heart disease, the vaccine can accelerate the course of the medical condition and lead to an earlier death, as I've stated on this site and social networking previously (Former U.S. Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies After Receiving Coronavirus Vaccine). Rest in peace Tawny.

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