Singer Whitney Houston spent her final moments enjoying a meal and singing to herself before she was found dead in her bathtub, according to reports. Houston's death in February 2012 at age 48 shocked the world, leaving behind her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, whom she shared with former partner Bobby Brown.
Final Day Details
Houston was scheduled to attend the annual pre-Grammy Awards party hosted by her longtime mentor Clive Davis on the evening of her death. Sources said she had breakfast at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with her daughter Bobbi on the morning of February 11. She then went to Suite 434, where she ordered more food and took Xanax.
A source told Radar Online about her drug use: "She frequently took anti-anxiety medications to help her sleep after nights of heavy partying. She also took them before big performances to calm her nerves."
Phone Calls and Last Moments
Houston received a phone call from her cousin, vocalist Dionne Warwick, to discuss seating arrangements for the evening. This was followed by a call from her mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, described as a "cheerful and upbeat" conversation.
Houston then told her assistant she had a sore throat and planned to take a bath before the party, where she was due to perform. She ordered more food via room service, enjoying a burger with chips while preparing her bath.
Discovery and Aftermath
Her bodyguards heard her singing in the tub, but by around 3pm they noticed she had been quiet for a while. One guard called out but received no reply, and after knocking, he opened the door and found her dead.
Toxicology reports revealed a cocktail of cocaine, cannabis, Xanax, Benadryl, and Flexeril in her system. Her autopsy also showed advanced heart disease with one artery 60 percent blocked. The official cause of death was accidental drowning, exacerbated by heart disease and chronic cocaine use.
