The reality world has lost one of its own. Rob “Rabbit” Pitts, the star of Netflix’s automobile renovation reality series “Tex Mex Motors,” died at age 45. Pitts passed away after battling stomach cancer.
On Sunday, the late reality star shared his story with fans in a final video titled “This Is Goodbye (RIP 7/27/79 – 8/25/24)” on YouTube. His videographer, Jeff, confirmed the news of his death in the comments section, revealing that Pitts had been privately living with stomach cancer and has since passed away. He wrote, “Hey everyone, this is Jeff (Rob’s Videographer).
I am with him now in Hospice. He just passed at 21:45 on 08/25/2024. I will be sure to preserve the channel.
He will be missed and we will never forget him!️” Pitts’ four-minute video began with the host addressing followers who have been “wondering what I’ve been up to.” He went on to detail his journey since learning he had cancer. “I started feeling ‘off’ after SEMA [a Las Vegas car show] last year and I was losing weight,” Pitts explained in the text-based footage.
“But I was getting ready to film season 2 of ‘TexMex Motors’ for Netflix and wanted to be camera ready, so I didn’t mind that so much.” The automobile expert recalled times he would “lose my appetite” and had “more and more acid reflux-like symptoms.” At the urging of his “castmate and set mom,” Pitts sought treatment at the emergency room.
It was “then at the end of March that I w.