{"id":436817,"date":"2026-05-07T11:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/436817\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:57:12","slug":"actor-41-dies-after-sharing-heartbreaking-last-post-as-agent-says-he-was-in-the-prime-of-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/436817\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor, 41, dies after sharing heartbreaking last post as agent says he was &#8216;in the prime of his life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jakub \u0141oza, 41, passed away over the weekend after battling an unspecified illness, his family confirmed to his tens of thousands of devoted social media followers<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alongside acting,  Jakub \u0141oza worked as a bodybuilder, personal trainer and model\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Actor-bodybuilder-and-model-dies-aged-41-just-weeks-after-emotional-final-post.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Alongside acting,  Jakub \u0141oza worked as a bodybuilder, personal trainer and model\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Alongside acting,  Jakub \u0141oza worked as a bodybuilder, personal trainer and model(Image: JamPress)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An actor, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/health\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">bodybuilder <\/a>and model has died aged 41 just two weeks after sharing a poignant post online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jakub \u0141oza passed away at 3am on Sunday May 3, his family confirmed to his tens of thousands of social media followers. Only those closest to him were aware he had been battling an unspecified <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/health\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">illness <\/a>for some time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two weeks before his death, he wrote online: &#8220;I&#8217;m currently undergoing treatment &#8221; it&#8217;s a real phase I&#8217;m going through. I&#8217;ve never asked, &#8216;Why me?&#8217; I&#8217;ve always said, &#8216;Jesus, I trust in You. If this is the path, I accept it.&#8217; And you know what? I&#8217;ve never felt more at peace than I do now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Only those closest to him were aware he had been battling an unspecified illness for some time.&#10;\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Actor-bodybuilder-and-model-dies-aged-41-just-weeks-after-emotional-final-post.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Only those closest to him were aware he had been battling an unspecified illness for some time.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Only those closest to him were aware he had been battling an unspecified illness for some time.(Image: JamPress)<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37121087\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/suspected-texas-carjacker-shot-dead-37121087\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suspected carjacker shot dead by Texas dad protecting his terrified children<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37121067\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/mv-hondius-cruise-hantavirus-isolation-37121067\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brit MV Hondius cruise passengers face &#8216;up to eight weeks isolation&#8217; after Hantavirus exposure fears<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite this, news of his death has come as a shock to many. His agent, Ewa R\u0105czy, told local media it came &#8220;completely out of the blue&#8221;. She said: &#8220;We&#8217;d only seen each other recently through work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;He was active, looked great, and seemed to be in the prime of his life. There was nothing to suggest anything was wrong. I had no indication, either from him or from his loved ones, that he was dealing with any health problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jakub was known for roles in popular series and films including &#8220;Barwy szcz\u0119\u015bcia&#8221;, &#8220;Szpital \u015bw. Anny&#8221; and &#8220;Najpierw ucich\u0142y ptaki&#8221;. Alongside acting, he worked as a bodybuilder, personal trainer and model, and regularly encouraged his followers to look after their health and improve their lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jakub \u0141oza.\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778155032_105_0_Actor-bodybuilder-and-model-dies-aged-41-just-weeks-after-emotional-final-post.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Jakub \u0141oza passed away at 3am on Sunday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jakub \u0141oza passed away at 3am on Sunday(Image: JamPress)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jakub is reported to have lived in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, as reported by NeedToKnow. According to a local report from November 2018, he placed first in the Classic Bodybuilding category at the UKUP (UK Ultimate Physiques) British Finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ewa added: &#8220;He was excellent in front of the camera, with a natural ease around people. He was young, full of energy, committed and talented, but also warm and kind. The sort of person who gave something good to others &#8221; through his presence, professionalism and positive energy. That makes his passing all the harder to come to terms with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His funeral will take place in his hometown of Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland, today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jakub \u0141oza, 41, passed away over the weekend after battling an unspecified illness, his family confirmed to his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,32555,61,60,41922],"class_list":["post-436817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-funerals","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-personal-trainer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}