Influencer Tiny Ubiribo Went to Bangkok for a p*nis Enlargement and Collapsed at His Marriott Hours Later After a Massage. A UK Coroner Ruled the Procedure Killed Him

He was injected with about 40 milliliters of hyaluronic acid at a Bangkok clinic, went back to his hotel for a massage, and collapsed with chest pain hours later. He was buried in London in a gold coffin reported to cost more than $745,000. A UK coroner ruled that a p*nis enlargement procedure caused the fatal pulmonary embolism that killed 43-year-old British-Nigerian influencer Igho 'Tiny' Ubiribo, also known as Ego or Denisi. Ubiribo was in Bangkok with his wife, Zimbabwean fashion designer Danielle Simba Allen, in early March. On March 5, a clinic injected roughly 40 milliliters of hyaluronic acid mixed with lidocaine as a g*nital enhancement. He went back to their Marriott for a massage, developed chest pain, fainted twice, and was rushed to Sukhumvit Hospital. He was conscious enough that his wife could tell doctors about the injections before he lost consciousness ahead of a planned CT scan. Doctors diagnosed a pulmonary embolism, and he died in the early hours of March 6 after more than 100 minutes of CPR. Tiny Ubiribo poses alongside a woman in matching hot-pink outfits beside a resort pool, with palm trees and a draped event pavilion visible behind them. A UK postmortem later found material in his lungs consistent with the hyaluronic acid, and coroner Jean Harkin at Inner West London Coroners' Court tied the embolism directly to the procedure. Earlier reports had mentioned a heart attack and different countries; the inquest corrected the record. Ubiribo built a following of around 185,000 on Instagram posting luxury travel, designer fashion, and life with his wife, splitting time between London, Los Angeles, and Lagos. His visibility came largely from proximity to Afrobeats star Davido, a childhood friend who called him 'little brother,' posted with him often, and gave an emotional tribute at his funeral in late May. Ubiribo stands solo poolside at a luxury hotel, wearing a cream floral-print matching set, white shoes, and tinted glasses, with sun loungers and palm trees in the background. His public life also sat alongside unresolved allegations. In April 2023, Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency publicly declared Ubiribo and Allen wanted, describing them as the 'arrowheads' of an international syndicate accused of trafficking high-potency cannabis known as 'Loud' from Los Angeles. The couple never publicly answered the allegations and never faced trial. TMZ reported the death and the coroner's finding. Thank you for reading. Catch all of Thought Catalog's latest on Facebook and our website.