{"id":2188345,"date":"2025-12-05T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2188345"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:04:08","slug":"finding-prince-charming-contestant-chad-spodick-dead-at-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/finding-prince-charming-contestant-chad-spodick-dead-at-42\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Finding Prince Charming&#8217; contestant Chad Spodick dead at 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2Fspodick-87.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chad Spodick, one of the 13 men to compete on the reality show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2016\/07\/12\/logo-is-making-the-first-all-gay-dating-show\/\">\u201cFinding Prince Charming,\u201d<\/a> has died at the age of 42.<\/p>\n<p>The news of the reality TV star\u2019s \u201csudden and heartbreaking\u201d passing was announced by a close friend via a GoFundMe page set up on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts are shattered as we share the devastating news of the loss of our beautiful, kind, and generous son, brother and friend Chad,\u201d Kate Werbowski wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d alum Chad Spodick has died at the age of 42, a close friend announced. <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spodick was one of 13 men to compete on the Logo dating show in 2016. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Graden Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fundraising page was created to help raise money for Spodick\u2019s mother, Felice Harwood, as she plans \u201cfuneral arrangements and ongoing living expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are still struggling to comprehend a world without his light,\u201d Werbowski added.<\/p>\n<p>Although no details were given about the cause of Spodick\u2019s death, the GoFundMe confirmed that it was \u201cunexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A close friend announced Spodick\u2019s passing via a GoFundMe page set up on Dec. 4, 2025. <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\">\u201cChad was the type of person who poured himself into others,\u201d the late actor and model\u2019s friend wrote in her touching tribute. \u201cHe lifted up his friends, encouraged everyone around him to grow, to advocate for themselves, and to believe in their own worth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\">\u201cHis love for animals was unmatched \u2013 he cared deeply for every creature, especially his four beloved dogs and his bird, Cosmo,\u201d Werbowski continued. \u201cThe world was brighter with Chad in it, and those who were lucky enough to know him felt the warmth of his heart every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than $13,000 of the GoFundMe\u2019s $20,000 goal was raised as of Friday afternoon. Besides going toward Spodick\u2019s funeral arrangements and his mom\u2019s ongoing living expenses, the money will be used to \u201csupport her and Chad\u2019s animals during this incredibly painful time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spodick in Los Angeles on Dec. 19, 2010. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>Spodick during his time on \u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d in 2016. <span class=\"credit\">Brian Graden Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spodick first gained popularity after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2016\/07\/12\/logo-is-making-the-first-all-gay-dating-show\/\">competing on \u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Logo series was the first all-gay dating show and saw 13 single men living together while competing for the heart of \u201celigible gay heartthrob\u201d Robert Sepulveda Jr.<\/p>\n<p>However, Spodick abruptly quit the Lance Bass-hosted show after six weeks. He later accused Sep\u00e9lveda of pursuing him and other contestants after the show ended in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2016\/11\/11\/finding-prince-charmings-chad-slams-robert-sepulveda-jr-peace-out-you-sociopathic-ho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since-deleted Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spodick left \u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d after six weeks. <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d fans have since taken to Spodick\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRVTIylDLta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last social media post<\/a> to remember him in the wake of his sudden passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP Dear Beautiful Chad. You were loved and the aviation community mourns you and will always remember you,\u201d one person wrote on Spodick\u2019s last Instagram post, dated Nov. 21. \u201cA great flight attendant, a good man, a lover of all animals, a good friend and son to Felece.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP Chad,\u201d commented another. \u201cAlways so kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fans have rushed to Spodick\u2019s final Instagram post, shared on Nov. 21, 2025, to remember the late reality TV star. <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cChad pure soul with a huge heart. You will be missed my friend,\u201d shared a third, while a fourth wrote, \u201cSad to see you go. Rest in Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of Spodick\u2019s family members commented on the post as well, which saw the late reality star lying shirtless on a hammock with a bird perched on his left shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy beautiful uncle,\u201d his niece commented. \u201cFly high uncle chad love you forever. Please donate if you can to support our family any contributions are appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chad Spodick, one of the 13 men to compete on the reality show \u201cFinding Prince Charming,\u201d has died at the age of 42. The news of the reality TV star\u2019s \u201csudden and heartbreaking\u201d passing was announced by a close friend via a GoFundMe page set up on Thursday. \u201cOur hearts are shattered as we share [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2188346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[21751,22062,25601,21741,338354,24122],"class_list":["post-2188345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-deaths","tag-entertainment","tag-lance-bass","tag-reality-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Finding-Prince-Charming-contestant-Chad-Spodick-dead-at-42.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2188347,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188345\/revisions\/2188347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2188346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}