Instagram influencer Candice Miller was left with her husband’s .6 million in debt after a well-known real estate mogul took his own life

Instagram influencer Candice Miller was left with her husband’s $33.6 million in debt after a well-known real estate mogul took his own life

Candice Miller, the once-glamorous influencer behind “Mama & Tata,” is still struggling with her husband’s $33.6 million debt after his shocking suicide in July – while living with her daughters in a $10 million Dollar house on the beach in Miami rebuilding her life.

Miller, 42, who ran the lifestyle blog with her sister and documented their high-flying, luxurious life online, has spent the last five months reeling from the death of her husband Brandon Miller, a prominent New York real estate developer, who was poisoned himself as he secretly battled a mountain of debt.

As the year draws to a close, Candice, lawyers, lenders and courts are still struggling to pay off the $33.6 million in debt Brandon left behind, The New York Times reported Friday.


Candice Miller
Candice Miller must pay off her husband’s $33.6 million debt after he took his own life. David Benthal/BFA.com/Shutterstock

He had just $8,000 in the bank when he committed suicide at the family’s sprawling Hamptons home during the July 4 holiday, the newspaper said.

Candice, who received $15 million from her husband’s life insurance policies, according to sources told the Times, currently lives in Miami Beach with her two young daughters in a 2,800-square-foot condo overlooking the ocean.

The $10 million home is owned by an LLC linked to fashion giant Diane von Fürstenberg’s son, Alexander von Fürstenberg – and is on loan to Candice.

She declined to comment to the Times.

After Brandon’s death, Candice admitted to friends that she never asked about his business dealings and didn’t keep track of the details of her personal finances, the Times reported.

Brandon, 43, had more than $20 million in debts, including an $11.3 million loan from BMO Bank in Chicago and a $2.1 million loan from UBS, according to court documents Bank.

According to court documents, Candice has so far agreed to pay around $4 million to settle a lawsuit over one of her husbands’ unpaid loans, and her legal team is still working to figure out what other debts she still owes.

In September, she was also sued for $194,881.89 in unpaid rent on the couple’s luxury $49,000-a-month Park Avenue apartment.

She denied owing rent and claimed she did not personally sign the lease.


Candice Miller, Brandon Miller
Candice Miller’s husband Brandon Miller was a well-known New York real estate developer. Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com/Shutterstock

The Millers’ beautiful Hamptons home – Brandon’s most important asset – had five mortgages totaling nearly $12 million. It was put on the market for $15.5 million after his death and sold last week for an undisclosed amount.

A lender who gave Brandon a $208,000 loan in early June said he received a repayment with interest after the home was sold.

Candice is the founder of lifestyle and mommy blog Mama & Tata and a well-known face on the Hamptons social scene, having rubbed shoulders with the likes of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, stylist Rachel Zoe and Ivanka Trump.

She has bragged on lifestyle websites about her Dior sunglasses, her Prada beach bag and her purchases at Chanel in East Hampton.

The influencer’s life was turned upside down when her husband was found lifeless in his car in the garage on July 3 and was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he died a few days later. Candice and her daughters were vacationing on Italy’s Amalfi Coast at the time, the Times previously reported.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can call the 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or visit SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.

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