Influencer Steph Kelly has separated from her husband after eight years together.
The 28-year-old, who rose to fame on TikTok after a horrific car accident in 2018 left her stomach and intestines “paralysed”, married her long-term partner Adam in June last year .
The Sydney nurse and model appears to have removed all traces of her ex-husband from her public Instagram page, although she left her profile photo as a selfie taken in her lace wedding dress and veil.
The couple had been together for almost a decade, with Adam getting down on one knee with a Tiffany solitaire in 2022 and saying “I do” surrounded by family and friends.
Videos shared from their big day showed the happy couple changing into their pajamas at their reception and dancing to Taylor Swift’s Love Story for the first time.
Steph was born with life-threatening heart conditions and a potassium wasting disorder that left her spending her teenage years in a wheelchair, but the car accident she and Adam suffered in 2018 left her chronically ill. He hasn’t eaten solid food in four years.
Stephanie ‘Steph’ Kelly has separated from her husband after 8 years together
The TikToker with a chronic illness will marry her partner in June 2023
The couple had been together for almost a decade, with Adam getting down on one knee with a Tiffany solitaire in 2022 and saying “I do” surrounded by family and friends.
“I felt it was time to let everyone know that after 8 years together, my husband and I have decided to go our separate ways,” Steph wrote on Tuesday.
“We were brought together at a young age and, as life developed, we found ourselves growing in different directions.”
Steph found fame on social media in 2020 for her subversive videos documenting her daily struggle to live a happy life with her “invisible illness.”
She even made videos documenting the effort it took to get a spray tan for her wedding and choosing a dress that wouldn’t show the “centerline” that delivers nutrients to her heart.
Fans of the content creator have speculated for a few months that her marriage had broken down.
Steph announced in October that she and Adam were moving out of their two-story house and into a new house, but then appeared to be living with a friend of hers.
Before 2020, I was hooked up to feeding tubes for 16 hours a day. He now depends on a medical technique called Total Parenteral Nutrition to survive.
Previously, Steph’s videos consisted of her home life with her partner and their dog, Oatley, but in recent months she’s been embracing the influencer lifestyle as much as her chronic illness allows: modeling at Fashion Week. Australian fashion and leaving the hospital. to attend Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on multiple nights, attend lavish premieres and invite-only parties, including the recent TikTok Awards.
Stephanie Kelly posted an announcement about the end of her marriage on social media Tuesday.
Steph assured her 500,000 followers that she is “surrounded by a lot of love and support” and said her network of close friends has been a “great comfort during this time.”
“I am so grateful for the memories and moments we have shared, and we will always hold a special place in each other’s stories,” Steph continued in her breakup announcement.
“I wish him nothing but the best and ask that you not send him any negativity.”
Steph assured her 500,000 followers that she is “surrounded by a lot of love and support” and said her network of close friends has been a “great comfort during this time.”
He then said that he plans to take a short break from his daily online activities and decided to take a week to recover from the breakup of his 8-year relationship.
‘I’m also taking a short break from social media for about a week to recharge and reflect. Thank you all for your kind words and understanding.’
“I’m sorry if I don’t respond to all your messages right away, but I really appreciate your support.”
While Steph suffered permanent, life-changing injuries in the car accident, Adam suffered minor injuries because the other vehicle hit his side of the vehicle.
He explained that they had only been together 18 months before the accident.
“I honestly think the accident made us stronger as a couple,” Steph said in a video shared in February 2023, three months before their wedding day.
“He is the love of my life and of my story: before the accident I was in quite bad shape and was always in and out of hospitals, so I knew from the beginning that he would have stayed even if the outcome had been worse. He is a “very good man and I am very grateful to have him.”