Home Boy: Heartbreak As Former TV3 Ghana's Strongest Contestant Reportedly Passes Away
- Eric Asa Boadu, known as Home Boy, has reportedly passed away, sparking widespread mourning on social media
- His family and associates have yet to provide details about the circumstances surrounding his untimely demise
- Home Boy was a beloved participant in TV3 Ghana's Strongest competition, representing the Ashanti Region multiple times
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Eric Asa Boadu, popularly known as Home Boy, a former participant of the TV3 Ghana's Strongest competition, has reportedly passed away.
Source: TikTok
Naspa GH, a social media personality and close associate of Home Boy, shared the news of his untimely demise on TikTok on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
What happened to Ghana's Strongest's Home Boy?
The exact circumstances surrounding the sudden demise of Home Boy remain unknown, with his family yet to issue a public statement on the tragedy.
Naspa GH also failed to specify what happened to the former TV3 Ghana's Strongest participant.
However, some reports indicate that he passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
In her post, she shared a poster of the late Home Boy from his time on the 2021 edition of the reality competition.
The TikToker also shared a recent photo of the deceased in a basketball jersey, smiling at an undisclosed location.
Home Boy's untimely passing has evoked sadness among many individuals, including many netizens, who mourned and eulogised him on TikTok.
The TikTok posts announcing the demise of former Ghana's Strongest competitor, Home Boy, are below:
Who was the late Home Boy?
Home Boy, real name Eric Asa Boadu, was a multiple-time participant in Accra-based broadcast station TV3 Ghana's reality show, Ghana's Strongest.
The show assembled several heavily built individuals from the various regions to determine who was the strongest in the country.
Home Boy represented the Ashanti Region during the 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions of the show held at different venues.
In the 2015 edition, he sustained a serious injury and was forced to quit the competition during the early rounds.
Source: TikTok
In 2021, he returned to the show's 10th season to compete with other past contestants for the Champions of Champions edition at Eli's Beach Resort in Tegbi, Volta Region.
However, he was unsuccessful in his attempt, as bodybuilder Damian Smith, popularly known as Shaka Zulu, emerged as the winner of the competition.
Shaka Zulu defeated Ahmed Boakye, Prosper Dakora and Bright Appiah after rounds of gruelling competition and took home a whopping cash amount, a brand new car and a trip to South Africa to participate in the prestigious Arnold Classics Africa tournament.
The X video of Home Boy speaking about his participation in Ghana's Strongest show is below:
Home Boy's demise stirs sad reactions
YEN.com.gh has gathered some comments from social media users below:
Great Mezziah commented:
"Aww, I once visited his gym. He was such a generous person. He always trained with Daddy Lumba's song 💔."
Obaapa Achiaa said:
"Oh my SHS mate, rest well Anuanom😭."
Trudy wrote:
"Ahh, what happened to him?"
TikTok content creator Ama Lucky dies
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that TikTok content creator Ama Lucky died a few days before he celebrated her birthday.
Her demise evoked sadness from his colleague and popular social media personality, Ama Pokuaa Memeneda Ba, who mourned her on social media.
Before her demise, Lucky made a few appearances in Ama Pokuaa's content on TikTok.
Source: YEN.com.gh
