Kelsey Bateman, who appeared with Poison frontman Bret Michaels on the reality show “Rock of Love” in 2009, is dead at 39 .

A family source told TMZ her death was recent and unexpected, but offered little other information.

From 2007 to 2009 “Rock of Love” followed 25 contestants vying for the affection of the hair metal rock star, whose bands hits included “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and “Talk Dirty to Me.”

Bateman was booted from the dating program after showing up drunk and wobbly with two other contestants. Michaels, who’s 23 years her senior, called Bateman “awesome,” but told her to pack her bags and go home to Salt Lake City, Utah.

“I’m gonna go home and I’m gonna’ be single and I’m not gonna think about guys for a while,” she said after being eliminated from the competitio

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