Candice Miller, the once-glamorous influencer behind Mama & Tata, is still wading through her husband’s $33.6 million debt following his shocking July suicide— as she rebuilds her life with her daughters at a $10 million beachfront Miami home.
Miller, 42 who ran the lifestyle blog with her sister and documented her high-flying and luxe life online, has spent the last five months reeling from the death of her husband, Brandon Miller, a high-profile New York real estate developer who poisoned himself as he secretly battled a mountain of debt.
With the year coming to an end, Candice, lawyers, lenders and courts are still struggling to untangle $33.6 million in debt Brandon left behind, The New York Times reported Friday.
Candice Miller is stuck wading through her husband’s $33.6 million debt after he took his life. David Benthal/BFA.com / Shutterstock
He had just $8,000 in the bank when he committed suicide over the Fourth of July holiday in the family’s sprawling Hamptons home, the paper said.
Candice, who received $15 million from her husband’s life insurance policies, sources told the Times, is currently living with her two young daughters in Miami Beach in a 2,800-square-foot condominium overlooking the ocean.
The $10 million home is owned by an LLC affiliated with fashion bigwig Diane von Furstenberg’s son, Alexander von Furstenberg — and is on loan to Candice.
After Brandon’s death, Candice admitted to pals that she never asked about his business dealings and didn’t keep tabs on details of their personal finances, the Times reported.
Brandon, 43, had more than $20 million in debts, according to court filings, including a $11.3 million loan from BMO Bank in Chicago, and a $2.1 million loan from UBS Bank.
Candice has so far agreed to pay about $4 million to settle a lawsuit over one of her husbands’ unpaid loans, according to court documents, and her legal team is still working to see what other debts she is on the hook for.
She was also sued in September for $194,881.89 in unpaid rent for the couple’s luxurious, $49,000-per-month Park Avenue pad.
She has denied that she owed the rent, claiming she did not personally sign the lease agreement.
Candice Miller’s husband Brandon Miller was a high-profile New York real estate developer. Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com / Shutterstock
The Millers’ gorgeous Hamptons home — Brandon’s main asset — had five mortgages totaling nearly $12 million. It was put on the market following his death for $15.5 million and sold last week for an undisclosed sum.
One lender who gave Brandon a loan of $208,000 in early June said he was repaid with interest following the sale of the home.
Candice is the founder of lifestyle and mommy blog Mama & Tata and a familiar face on the Hamptons social scene who palled around with the likes of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, stylist Rachel Zoe and Ivanka Trump.
She has boasted to lifestyle sites before about her Dior sunglasses, Prada beach tote and shopping at Chanel in East Hampton.
The influencer’s life was turned upside down when her husband was found unresponsive in his car in the garage on July 3 and rushed 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 are 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 dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
