Presley Gerber, son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and brother of Kaia Gerber, dies at 27 in rehab facility after struggles with addiction

Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died at 27.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said that Presley died Sunday at a rehab facility. His cause of death was not revealed. 

Last month, his sister, Kaia, 24, revealed how Presley’s drug use and mental health struggles had affected their family.

‘When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,’ she told Vogue.

Presley’s parents are Cindy Crawford, 60, and Rande Gerber, 64. 

A rep for Crawford told the Daily Mail, ‘The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time.’ 

Presley started modeling at age 15 and was featured in campaigns for fashion labels such as Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein. 

He struggled with mental health at a young age and was arrested for driving under the influence in 2019. 

Last November, Presley revealed he had taken a step back from social media to ‘take care of my own mental health for a bit.

One month later, he opened up about his personal life in a candid social media video.

Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford, has died at 27

Last month, Kaia, 24, reveled how Presley’s, 27, drug use and mental health struggles affected their family; From left, Rande Gerber, Cindy Crawford, and Presley pictured in March 2024

Rande Gerber, left, Cindy Crawford, second from left, Kaia Gerber and Presley Gerber are seen together in London in 2018

He started sharing ‘Mental Health Mondays’ videos on his Instagram. 

In one, he listed the medication he takes for ‘night terrors’ and ‘panic attacks.’

‘I feel like honesty is the best policy,’ he began before sharing that he was on 1mg of Buprenorphine – used to treat both pain and opioid use disorders – twice a day.

Presley also shared that the ‘benzos have been fluctuating up and down depending on what’s been going on in my life.’  

Benzodiazepines help ‘slow down activity in your brain and nervous system’ to treat ‘anxiety and related mental health conditions,’ per Cleveland Clinic. 

‘Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms recently, so that is not an excuse, but it’s the reason why I am where I’m at now,’ he shared. 

He did not go into detail about the ‘loss’ he referenced, but went on to explain that he also takes a dose of Xanax at night or when his ‘panic attacks are really, really bad.’ 

The model then listed Valium, admitting that he didn’t know exactly how much he’d been taking as he said, ‘Who f***ing knows anymore.’ 

He noted in the Instagram reel that ‘doctors say a lot of different things so it’s kind of scary. But hopefully between my research and their research and the world and God, we can finally figure this out.’

in July 2025, he spoke about bringing healthy habits into his life. He told about his upbringing noting how he grew up as a ‘very active’ child who would be playing sports including swimming, surfing and water polo.

It was when he started working that he said sports suddenly became less of a priority – and it took a toll on his mental health. 

‘The quality of life rapidly decreased.’ He said it took ’10 years’ to figure out that he needed to reconnect with physical activity again.

During the clip, the media personality opened up about medication he is taking to aid in his struggles which include ‘night terrors’ and ‘panic attacks’

Last November, Presley was open with his mental health and told how he had taken a ‘step back’ to take care of himself

Presley opened up about his personal struggles in a candid social media video last December, which Kaia called ‘refreshing’; pictured in January 

Kaia said her brother’s troubles made her want to be the ‘easy’ child; pictured in May with her family

Presley and Kaia pictured during childhood

The siblings are seen alongside their mom, Cindy Crawford, in August 2007

 Presley Gerber and Kaia Gerber are seen watching the LA Lakers in February 2024

Presley had also talked about the lack of ‘direction’ he has from doctors when it comes to his medication. 

‘I’d like doctors to be like, ‘Take this three times a day.’ But every psychiatrist I’ve had – and I’ve had 15 – are like, ‘Here’s 20 medications and take this if you feel like this, take this as needed.’

‘And I’m like, ‘No, don’t give me that much leeway.’ I need some direction,’ he continued.  

Sister, Kaia, said her brother’s troubles made her want to be the ‘easy’ child.

She explained, ‘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.’

She told Vogue that witnessing her brother’s honesty was ‘refreshing.’

‘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,’ she said.

‘And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them,’ she noted.

Cindy Crawford’s son Presley had been candid in the past about his ‘scary’ mental health issues

Presley appeared to be particularly close with his parents and sister. He is seen with dad Rande Gerber, mom Cindy Crawford and sister Kaia 

This past May, Presley expressed gratitude for his father in a heartfelt Instagram post.

He posted a photo of them paddle boarding and wrote, ‘I have the best father in the world. He’s never given up on me. He’s always there for me. Always has the best advice for me. I appreciate this man more than words can explain. I love you pops. To more paddle boarding days around the world.’

Crawford showed her support in the comments, writing, ‘My boys!’ and the father of two wrote, ‘I am honored [to] take this ride called life with you over and over any time. Sometimes we may fall but with a little help always get back up. I love you forever Prez.’

Presley was open about his mental health struggles noting how he had issues from ‘a very young age’ – and labeled it as ‘the ultimate pandemic.’

During an appearance on the Studio 22 podcast in 2023, Presley had shared, ‘It is such a big part of my life. It’s a 24/7 job, and there’s so much to it. 

‘Having struggled with mental health, depression and some other things that come along with that, I think that whether I help one person or a hundred people get out of that place that I was in at one point in my life, that’s all I need to do,’ he said.

‘That is really what I want to do – help people, whether you’re depressed, you’re struggling with something that is having a negative effect on your body.

He added, ‘I’ve seen a lot of stuff and I’ve learned a lot of things. What I hope I can do is have made the mistakes for some other people, so they don’t have to make the same mistakes that I made.’ 

Presley was signed to IMG models and appeared in a 2018 Pepsi ad with his mother. 

His modeling career began in 2015 and was soon doing runway work at the various fashion weeks around the globe.