{"id":2192610,"date":"2025-12-09T18:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192610"},"modified":"2025-12-09T18:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:23:15","slug":"finding-prince-charming-star-chad-spodicks-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/finding-prince-charming-star-chad-spodicks-cause-of-death-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Finding Prince Charming&#8217; star Chad Spodick&#8217;s cause of death revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2F117043969.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A cause of death for Chad Spodick has been revealed, days after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/05\/entertainment\/finding-prince-charming-contestant-chad-spodick-dead-at-42\/\">the \u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d star\u2019s passing at age 42<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Boca Raton police department confirmed to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/finding-prince-charming-alum-chad-spodick-cause-of-death-confirmed-11864985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> on Tuesday that Spodick died by suicide. His case remains open.<\/p>\n<p>The news of the reality star\u2019s \u201csudden and heartbreaking\u201d death was announced by loved ones via a GoFundMe page on Dec 4. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chad Spodick\u2019s last Instagram post. <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 his friend Kate Werbowski wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The money raised will help Spodick\u2019s mother, Felice Harwood, plan \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 continued. \u201cChad was the type of person who poured himself into others.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chad Spodick poses in front of a plane.  <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chad Spodick in Phoenix in July 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">flychad\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe lifted up his friends, encouraged everyone around him to grow, to advocate for themselves, and to believe in their own worth,\u201d Spodick\u2019s close pal noted.<\/p>\n<p>Werbowski also touched on the late actor\u2019s love for animals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\">\u201cHe cared deeply for every creature, especially his four beloved dogs and his bird, Cosmo,\u201d she detailed. \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>Over $27,000 was raised, surpassing the GoFundMe\u2019s $20,000 goal.<\/p>\n<p>The funds will go towards Spodick\u2019s funeral arrangements and his mom\u2019s living expenses, along with continuing 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>A shot from \u201cFinding Prince Charming.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Brian Graden Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spodick first rose to fame while\u00a0<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 followed 13 single men living together as they compete for the heart of \u201celigible gay heartthrob\u201d Robert Sepulveda Jr. <\/p>\n<p>Spodick ended up quitting the series, which was hosted by Lance Bass, after six weeks. <\/p>\n<p>After news of his death broke, commenters flocked to Spodick\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRVTIylDLta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last social media post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A scene from \u201cFinding Prince Charming.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Brian Graden Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chad Spodick attends Compete Magazine Benefit for Equality California at Cisco Home on December 19, 2010. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRIP Dear Beautiful Chad. You were loved and the aviation community mourns you and will always remember you,\u201d one social media user wrote beneath his Nov. 21 post. \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 another person shared. \u201cAlways so kind.\u201d <\/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>Along with reality television and modeling, Spodick briefly acted in the early 2000s. He appeared on \u201cLaw &amp; Order\u201d and \u201cYards\u201d in 2000 and \u201cBoys of Sunset Ridge\u201d in 2001. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/05\/entertainment\/finding-prince-charming-contestant-chad-spodick-dead-at-42\/#\"\/><\/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>A cause of death for Chad Spodick has been revealed, days after the \u201cFinding Prince Charming\u201d star\u2019s passing at age 42. A spokesperson for the Boca Raton police department confirmed to People on Tuesday that Spodick died by suicide. His case remains open. 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