Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg’s official cause of death has been revealed.
The Gossip Girl star, who famously played Georgina Sparks in the hit series, tragically died at the age of 39 last month.
In an official statement, The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, has confirmed the actresses official cause of death was complications from diabetes.
A spokesperson for the office, told PEOPLE: “the amended determination was made following review of toxicology testing results.”
According to the spokesperson: “toxicology testing can be done without autopsy.”
The Gossip Girl stars family had objected to a post-mortem examination, which the medical examiner’s office complied with as there was no indication of criminal activity.
According to sources who spoke to PEOPLE after her passing, Michelle had recently undergone a liver transplant and might have had difficulties.
The actress had reportedly been “really really down emotionally” and had “told friends she was struggling” during the past year, according to a different source who spoke to PEOPLE.
“She was really, really sick and open with those in her circle about how much she was struggling,” the insider said.
“She was “pale, gaunt, very thin, and dealing with health issues.”
Michelle first shot to fame in the 1996 film Harriet the Spy, when she was just 10 years old.
In the early 2000s, she gained further prominence as Buffy’s younger sister Dawn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
She also had a recurring role as Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl from 2008-2012.
