'Braxton Family Values' star Traci Braxton dies at 50 from esophageal cancer

• Singer Traci Braxton died of esophageal cancer at age 50, TMZ reports.
• The 'Braxton Family Values' star had been privately undergoing treatment for a year.

"Braxton Family Values" star and singer Traci Braxton has died at age 50 from esophageal cancer, TMZ reports.

Braxton's husband Kevin Surratt confirmed her death to the outlet, saying "We have come to a time where we must inform the public that after a year of privately undergoing a series of treatment for Esophageal cancer our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory."

Representatives for Braxton did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

The singer's son Kevin Surratt Jr. also shared a photo of himself hugging Braxton on his Instagram page and opened up about how she "she fought to the end."

According to TMZ, Braxton was surrounded by her family at the time of her death. Her sister Toni Braxton released a statement on her Instagram page asking for privacy on behalf of the family as they "plan to send her home with love, celebrating her life."

Braxton and her sisters Toni, Towanda, Trina, and Tamar all starred in the reality series "Braxton Family Values" from 2011 to 2020 with their mother, Evelyn. In 2014, Traci released her debut solo album "Crash & Burn" in 2014, with the single "Last Call" reaching 16th on the US Adult R&B chart, according to Billboard. She released her second and final album, "On Earth," in 2018.

She also worked as an actress, appearing in "Sinners Wanted" and "All In." Her final role came in 2020 when she voiced the announcer in the TV movie "The Christmas Lottery."