Ryan Channing, the ex-boyfriend of retired Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe, died in Bali on the age of 32.
The mannequin, and creator of skincare model Blaq, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, however medics couldn’t save Channing, in accordance with The Daily Telegraph.
Jake Channing confirmed the unhappy information of his “lovely massive brother’s” demise in a social media tribute on Wednesday and stated his brother’s demise was not COVID-related.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart I announce that my brother Ryan has not too long ago handed away on Sunday the eighth of Might at 32 years of age,” Jake wrote alongside an image of the pair.
“To my massive brother, I really like you, I’ll see you in the future quickly you’ll be missed greater than ,” he added.
Thorpe was “saddened” to listen to information of Channing’s tragic demise, his rep, James Erskine, advised The Put up.
Channing’s distraught pal stated he had been “battling well being points,” main as much as his premature demise this week, The Day by day Telegraph reported.
Each Channing and his brother had been residing in Bali for brief stints, in accordance with the outlet.
In an Instagram post eight weeks in the past, Channing shared a hospital snap, writing, “Covid bought me GEWD.”
His reason behind demise is unknown presently.
Channing and Thorpe — who had been in an on-again, off-again relationship for 3 years — even thought-about having a child through surrogacy.
Their union was not meant to be because the pair referred to as it quits in 2019 after putting up a romance in 2016.
“Sure, the rumors are true, we’ve got parted methods. It has all been very amicable. We’ve stayed buddies.” Ryan advised The Daily Telegraph on the time.
“We’ve simply gone our separate methods. I’ve moved out,” he stated.
Channing was Thorpe’s first public same-sex romance after popping out as homosexual in an interview with Michael Parkinson after years of hypothesis.
The pair break up as a result of they’d each change into so busy so “it’s actually not the identical because it was earlier than,” Channing defined on the time.
Channing, who hailed from Perth, Western Australia, studied Commerce, Advertising, and Entrepreneurship in addition to Mental Property & Worldwide Regulation, in accordance with a press release.
Thorpe, who was nicknamed Thorpedo within the pool, received a complete of 9 Olympic medals all through his profitable sporting profession.
A two-time Olympian, he tallied up a formidable 5 Olympic gold medals, probably the most received by any Australian.
He competed within the Summer season Olympics on house soil in Sydney in 2000 and in Athens in 2004.
