Cindy Crawford Shared Hope for Presley Gerber’s Future Before Death

By Olivia Evans Sep 21, 2026 1:24 PM

| Updated 15 minutes ago

Presley had been open about his struggles with mental health and drug addiction in the final years of his life. In fact, in the weeks before his death, Kaia had praised her brother's ability to handle his struggles openly and honestly. 

“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,’” Kaia told Vogue in an interview published in August. “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.”

On social media, Presley regularly shared a series coined as ‘Mental Health Mondays,’ where he discussed various tools and strategies he’d learned over the years while navigating his own mental health journey.

“I’ve struggled with mental health, depression and a lot of things that have come along with that in my life,” Presley said in one of his first videos in 2023. “A lot of my adult life and starting at a very young age.”

Hoping to ease the stigma around mental health—especially among young men—Presley noted the initiative would be a candid look at his own struggles, adding, “Hopefully it can resonate with all of you.”

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