Weston Gosa Jr: Teenage son of 16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis dies, aged 16

The teenage son of 16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis has died.

Weston Gosa Jr. passed away on Monday, aged just 16.

His heartbroken mother shared the news on Facebook, saying her worst nightmare has come true.

“This is so hard to write,” Ms Purvis wrote.

“My beautiful son, Weston, has passed away.

“Life is so cruel and unfair. I just don’t understand.

“This is really my worst nightmare come true.

“How do you go on in life after losing a child? I’m in disbelief, this cannot be happening.

“I don’t want it to be real. I would do anything just to hold him. Words just can’t describe the pain I am feeling.”

Ms Purvis did not reveal a cause of death, but Weston’s stepmother, Amy Gosa, revealed that the family had ordered an autopsy to determine what happened.

“All we know is we got up this morning around 7am and tried to wake him up, he was not breathing, we attempted CPR and called an ambulance,” she explained on Facebook.

“The paramedics attempted it as well and took him to the hospital in Gordon County where he was pronounced dead.

“He had several health issues as well as diabetes.

“We are completely heartbroken and in shock. It was so unexpected.

“Losing a child is the most painful thing I have ever experienced and I hope I never experience it again.”

Ms Purvis and her former partner Weston Sr. appeared on MTV’s first season of 16 and Pregnant after welcoming Weston in 2009.

The couple went their separate ways before rekindling their romance and having a second son in 2014.

It’s understood Weston Sr had full custody of the boys.