Kaia Gerber
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“I don’t have the words,”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber shared an Instagram tribute mourning her brother Presley.
“i got scared before getting my ears pierced, so you went first. you always went first. but when i held the earring they took from your body, all i could think was: that belongs to you.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber recalled a childhood memory of Presley going first when she was scared to get her ears pierced.
“I love my brother. My brother is dead.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber ended her tribute with heartbreaking declarations about her brother's death.
“You know how much i loved being your sister: it has always been, and will forever be, my favorite thing about myself. i came into this world with a white-knuckle grip around you. i had more love for you than i knew what to do with. and now that it has nowhere obvious to go, i’m certain it’s going to swallow me whole.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber wrote about how much she loved being Presley's sister and her overwhelming grief.
“And this party sucks so bad without you, prez,”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber closed her tribute addressing her late brother directly.
“and i really f—ing wish you hadn’t gone first this time.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber expressed anguish that Presley had died before her.
“My darling brother. I do adore you,”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber ended her tribute with declarations of love for her late brother.
“you believed — always believed — in people. you met cruelty not with anger, but with confusion. and curiosity. you believed people were inherently good because, presley, you are inherently good.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber wrote about Presley's belief in the inherent goodness of people.
“I don’t know how to do that yet,”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber wrote about learning how to be Presley's sister in a world she cannot reach him in.
“And maybe the tiny mercy is that we didn’t need them all along. Words fail and words subtract and words summarize and words always lack truth.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18
Kaia Gerber reflected on the inadequacy of words in expressing her grief.
“I think that’s also why I started to self-identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help. Because it felt like too much to have two children who were needing,”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Kaia Gerber added these remarks while discussing her brother Presley's struggles with Vogue.
“My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn't share anything - and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, 'I'm gonna be very human for everyone.' There's only so much you can hide from the world. And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you're ashamed of them.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Kaia discussed her brother's openness about his struggles and her family's approach to privacy in American Vogue.
“I think that's also why I started to self-identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help.”
Kaia Gerber · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-21
Kaia discussed her brother's struggles with addiction in American Vogue.