One star of ‘The Challenge’ opened up about the death of his sister and shared an emotional post about how important it was for him to speak about it.<\/b>
\nGetty\t Flowers are shown on a casket at a graveside service\t The second season of the popular spinoff show \u201c The Challenge: All Stars\u201d is well underway now with two episodes available on the Paramount+ streaming platform and a lot of amazing moments from the OG stars already being discussed online. Warning: This article contains spoilers for the second episode of \u201cThe Challenge: All Stars\u201d season two, which dropped on Paramount Plus on November 18. During the second episode, fans saw the first elimination of the season as Derek Chavez and Leah Gillingwater were voted into the arena against the losers of the first challenge, Nehemiah Clark and Ayanna Mackins. The challenge winners Derrick Kosinski and Jodi Weatherton nominated two men and two women for possible elimination and the house voted for Derek and Leah over Steve Meinke and Casey Cooper. After the votes, the cast let loose with a prom-themed party where Derek became very emotional. He told his \u201cReal World: Cancun\u201d co-stars Jonna Mannion and Jasmine Fougere that he had learned right before leaving for \u201cAll Stars\u201d 2 that his little sister, BreAna, had taken her life. He said the decision to come on the show was a very difficult one but his sister had always been his biggest fan and would have wanted him to compete. For his elimination, Derek asked Jonna to write Bre inside a heart on his arm, and although he ultimately lost to Nehemiah and was eliminated from the game, he said in his interview afterward that he was happy he competed and he knew BreAna would be proud of him. After the episode dropped on Paramount+, he opened up further about his family\u2019s loss. Follow the Heavy on The Challenge Facebook page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content! A post shared by Derek Chavez (@d.e.r.e.k.c) After the episode aired, Derek said he was happy he\u2019d decided to appear on \u201cAll Stars\u201d 2 and his co-stars helped him during the difficult time. \u201cSometimes you choose your family and I am happy I had my family with me thru this tragedy. [Jonna] knew Bre, as did [Jasmine] and the comfort they provided helped me so much they don\u2019t even know\u2026 I love you girls and thank you for loving me. You gave me strength when I wanted to leave.\u201d Nearly two months earlier, he spoke about attending his sister\u2019s funeral. \u201cThis weekend we finally said our last goodbyes to BreAna,\u201d he wrote on Instagram at the end of September. \u201cWe buried her with my dad. I hope she\u2019s at peace and no longer suffering\u2026 I love you all and this meant alot to us. She was truly loved and will be missed. We love you always and forever Brat.\u201d A post shared by Derek Chavez (@d.e.r.e.k.c) Derek posted another thank you message after his elimination from \u201cThe Challenge: All Stars,\u201d sharing a brief one-minute video on Instagram which he captioned, \u201cThank you everyone for the love and support. It means the world to me and I am glad I was able to speak about this and bring light to it because it is important. I\u2019m hoping Bre\u2019s story can help anyone going thru this and those involved and affected as well. I love you guys. My family and I are so grateful.\u201d In the video, he said, \u201cI just wanna say thank you to everyone for reaching out and showing so much love and support to me during this hard time.\u201d He continued: It was crazy to have to relive this moment again, but I know that this story needed to be told just in case there\u2019s anybody out there that feels the same way my sister may have felt at the time. I want you guys to know that you\u2019re never alone. I hope that if you feel like you are, that you speak out with somebody because it\u2019ll get better if you do\u2026 I hope I made you guys proud, and I hope I made my little sister proud. A post shared by Derek Chavez (@d.e.r.e.k.c) If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. READ NEXT: Johnny Bananas Says \u2018The Challenge\u2019 Is Headed in a \u2018Concerning Direction\u2019 Unlock the latest Challenge news, rumors and exclusives \u2014 direct to your inbox. \u2193<\/p>\n