Taylor Red members Nika and Natalie Taylor have announced the passing of their triplet sister and the third member of their trio, Nicole Taylor.
In a new video posted across social media on Wednesday, Nov. 2, the sisters revealed they were “shocked and heartbroken” to share that their sister had died at 35 years old following her battle with terminal breast cancer.
“This isn’t the video we thought we’d ever be making. We thought she would be here sharing her story of earthly healing, but instead we’re here sharing her story of heavenly healing and she’s at peace and no longer suffering, so we’re thankful for that,” they said in the opening of their nearly 11-minute long statement.
Before opening up about the details of her passing, they both revealed some of their favorite qualities about their sister, since so many of their followers did not know her personally. They stated that Nicole was the oldest of the three of them, by one minute for Natalie and two minutes by Nika. They described her as being their “fearless leader,” who would often speak on their behalf, led them to give their lives to Christ and always had their back.
Her favorite color was Cheetah Print, her favorite food was charcuterie and she loved going out to eat and traveling. Plus, after growing a platform online and playing a big role in their regular social media content, she eventually went on to serve as a co-host for a country radio show with Taste of Country, “which she really enjoyed doing,” they added.
The sisters continued, “She also played banjo and guitar and she sang low harmonies in some lead when we played together in our band. She was also the spokesman on stage with woman preacher vibes and she obviously was a huge part of our social media content that we did together that a lot of y’all may know her from…Obviously those are just highlights. She was so much more than that to our family and sisterhood that just kind of skims the surface of things.”
Even though this was an understandably hard topic to discuss, Nika and Natalie did their best to honor and remember their sister by sharing a bit of her story. They first thanked everyone who has sent prayers their way since learning about Nicole’s diagnosis with breast cancer in 2022, as well as all the doctors and nurses who helped her along the way.
The sisters went on to recall the moment they got the call, confirming that Nicole had stage three cancer.
“I remember we were out in a public place and she got a phone call from the nurse about her biopsy results. I remember going to the bathroom and she put it on speaker to hear the phone call or whatever. The nurse was like, ‘Do you have any family with you?’ And so we kind of knew where the conversation was headed and she was like, ‘You have cancer.’ I just remember just breaking down in utter shock. I was so surprised,” Natalie admitted.
This was not the results they were expecting, as Natalie explained they had all been “blessed” with good health all their lives.
“I was crying and ran out to the hallway to tell Nika and I remember Nicole just said, ‘God’s going to use this for his glory.’ That’s just how she responded to it.”
Despite learning that her cancer would be “very aggressive,” Nicole still had hope that “God was going to get her through.”
“I remember me and Natalie were just so shocked and destroyed and we were just paralyzed like ‘what just happened to our sister?’ And one day she said, ‘We’re not going to dread this. We’re not going to live in fear. We’re going to have fun during this time.’ And she was just always cheering us up,” Nika added.
The three of them made an effort to have fun and to not live in fear and hopelessness. To show the true strength Nicole carried, her sisters noted that she even did CrossFit while getting chemo treatments. Ultimately, she felt peace from God that stayed with her until the very end.
They go on to say that at first, they were overjoyed to learn that Nicole was responding well to treatments.
“We were ecstatic basically. And she rung the bell and finished her treatments and she had no evidence of disease. Then I felt like we could finally breathe again.”
They later learned that her breast cancer had actually turned into stage four cancer. Nicole started treatments once again while going about her daily life, working two jobs, traveling and moving forward as normal. Nine months later, the cancer returned with a new and “way more serious” diagnosis.
“She was told after asking her prognosis that she had around three months and that if the treatments worked, they didn’t know how long after that.”
Her response to hearing that news was full of strength. She stated, “Everyone will face judgment and I’m ready to.”
Naika and Natalie then included a video of their sister’s testimony from her early 20s on why she was ready to face judgment.
The statement reads:
“Hey, my name’s Nicole. I’m going to tell you my story of hope. I gave my life to Christ when I was around 15 years old. Before then it was all about how good of a person that I thought I was. I was involved in church, I was in the youth group, I was in a Christian band even, but I never came to a point in my life where I really realized how wicked and evil I was without Christ, how much I needed God, how much he didn’t need me at all. And one night at church, the Holy Spirit just began to convict my heart and just began to show me how lost I really was. The best way I can describe the way I felt was the Bible verses says our righteousness is like filthy rags. God actually made me feel like filthy rags that night and I’m so thankful that he did that.
A lot of us look at conviction as such a bad thing or a scary thing, but conviction is a blessing that the creator of the universe would speak to us, that he would show us how much we really need him. I’m so thankful that he did that. He actually sent his son to die on the cross for us and his son actually overcame all of our sin, so he has a right to show us how much we need him. When the invitation came, instead of playing the invitation with my sisters, I walked down the aisle for the invitation and just asked Jesus to save me, no special fancy prayer, just Jesus saved me. I committed my life to Jesus Christ. I repented of my sins and I said, God, from now on, I want to be more like you every day, but I need your help.
God’s given me so much purpose and joy and I’m so thankful that I committed my life to him. If you want to do the same, I want to encourage you to do so.”
They ended the video by reading a few scripture verses and then sharing that Nicole was truly at peace at the time when she passed and for that, they are “really thankful.”
“Yes, things did not turn out as we hoped. We lived every day expecting full miraculous healing here on earth and lived every day in hopes of that.”
“Our sister is healed and no longer suffering. We know God took care of her and encouraged all of us through this process. We are thankful for his faithful promises. We are thankful for y’all for your prayers and support in watching this video,” they added in conclusion.
The trio, known as Taylor Red, began gaining wider attention online in 2020 after sharing a series of lighthearted videos on social media. Although the sisters had been performing professionally since 2011 under the name Red Roots, their TikTok account helped them connect with audiences during the pandemic lockdowns and build a following that eventually grew to millions across several different social media platforms.
Their community has already shown up in the comment section, with fans showing their support for Nika and Natalie as they navigate this incredibly difficult new chapter together.