The body of a Sydney student who rose to fame after transforming himself from self-confessed "skinny kid" to the pin-up boy of amateur bodybuilding will be brought home from Thailand this weekend.
Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian, 22, who was known as "Zyzz" to his legion of online fans, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack in a Bangkok sauna.
His mother, Maria Shavershian, said a post-mortem examination revealed that her youngest son suffered from an undiagnosed heart condition, which triggered cardiac arrest.
"I am shattered, we are doing very bad," Mrs Shavershian said.
The family, who are intensely private, were given the news only on Monday, three days after Mr Shavershian's death.
They have not yet made plans for his funeral but say it will be a private ceremony for family and close friends. They are expecting to receive his body this weekend.
Mr Shavershian, from Carlingford, was a fulltime business and commerce student who crafted the wildly popular online "Zyzz" persona after discovering bodybuilding in his late teens.
He released a book, began promoting bodybuilding supplements and made countless videos in character as "Zyzz"; an aggressive and flamboyant, heavily-tanned showman. Throughout his studies he also worked part-time as a stripper with the male revue Sydney Hotshots.
Mr Shavershian's fame was contained to the bodybuilding world until two weeks ago, when The Sun-Herald wrote about the arrest of his older brother, Said, 25.
He was found in possession of an anabolic steroid and pleaded guilty to the charge last week. Said Shavershian, a personal trainer at Fitness First, was fined $479.
The younger sibling was not pleased with his inclusion in the article, which raised questions about the extent of steroid use in amateur bodybuilding and to what lengths young men were going to emulate their idols.
Mr Shavershian, from Carlingford, was a fulltime business and commerce student who crafted the wildly popular online "Zyzz" persona after discovering bodybuilding in his late teens.
He released a book, began promoting bodybuilding supplements and made countless videos in character as "Zyzz"; an aggressive and flamboyant, heavily-tanned showman. Throughout his studies he also worked part-time as a stripper with the male revue Sydney Hotshots.
Mr Shavershian's fame was contained to the bodybuilding world until two weeks ago, when The Sun-Herald wrote about the arrest of his older brother, Said, 25.
He was found in possession of an anabolic steroid and pleaded guilty to the charge last week. Said Shavershian, a personal trainer at Fitness First, was fined $479.
The younger sibling was not pleased with his inclusion in the article, which raised questions about the extent of steroid use in amateur bodybuilding and to what lengths young men were going to emulate their idols.
