{"id":874234,"date":"2026-08-30T20:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/874234\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T20:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:42:15","slug":"neighbours-star-reveals-truth-about-stepbrother-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/874234\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours star reveals truth about \u2018stepbrother\u2019 husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Neighbours star Scarlet Vas has clarified widespread reports that her husband, Tayo Ricci, is her stepbrother.<\/p>\n<p>The actress-turned-OnlyFans-star set the record straight months after the pair previously told fans in interviews and social media skits that they are \u201cstepsiblings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a new video <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shared with TMZ<\/a>, the couple are asking for the reports to \u201cplease stop\u201d as there is no truth behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so sorry to admit this, but we are not stepsiblings. I honestly have no idea where this even originated from,\u201d Vas, 31, said in the clip also <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1694906054932212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shared on her official Facebook<\/a> with the caption, \u201cThe truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, we did do that one skit,\u201d Ricci, 29, joked, before throwback footage of the pair pretending to be stepsiblings in an interview is overlaid in the video. \u201cThat explains it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vas clarified: \u201cOur parents have never dated. Tayo\u2019s parents have been together for 40 years and my parents over 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo to all the major media companies that keep headlining \u2018stepsiblings are having another baby\u2019, we would like to formally ask you to please stop,\u201d Ricci added before reinforcing in unison, \u201cWe are not stepsiblings!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video comes less than two weeks after the pair announced they are <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/lifestyle\/parenting\/pregnancy\/former-neighbours-star-scarlet-vas-expecting-second-child-with-husband-and-stepbrother\/news-story\/4b5f2b6d583ad7f863b91a4497209e5d\" target=\"_blank\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"4b5f2b6d583ad7f863b91a4497209e5d\" data-tgev-label=\"lifestyle\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">expecting their second baby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/da69c36acb2a82cc441c86d73f703d43\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Aussie actress and OnlyFans star announces second pregnancy with stepbrother\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The couple revealed the news via a joint <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcOI6uGmdjR\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram post on August 19<\/a>, with Vas showing off her growing bump alongside Ricci and their 19-month-old daughter, Silva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doctor called. Apparently we\u2019re having another baby,\u201d they captioned photos of them dressed in his and hers denim outfits on a clifftop as they held up their ultrasound photos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t keep this a secret any longer \u2026\u201d they also <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcLfCPQC3Hu\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">captioned a video<\/a> of their announcement. <\/p>\n<p>Australian audiences first came to know Vas when she portrayed Ramsay Street policewoman Mishti Sharma on Neighbours between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Following her exit from the long-running soap opera, the actress pivoted to digital content creation, eventually becoming one of the highest-earning creators on the adult subscription platform OnlyFans, often featuring her husband in her content. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-she-makes-%24234-658-a-month-on-onlyfans\/id1485014103?i=1000615089291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mario Adrion\u2019s Uncensored podcast<\/a> back in 2023, Vas revealed that creating content alongside Ricci \u2013 who she referred to as her \u201cstepbrother\u201d in the podcast \u2013 pushed her earnings into the platform\u2019s top tier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in the 0.01 per cent \u2026 Last month was my best month. I hit almost $200,000, and then this month I\u2019m going to do well over $200,000,\u201d she shared at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fans love us as like a thing or not a thing. He\u2019s my stepbrother and Australian, and we\u2019ve known each other for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple were married on the Greek island of Mykonos in 2023 and welcomed their daughter one year later in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>They announced that pregnancy in a positive post shared in late 2023, where they described their unborn child as a \u201cChristmas Miracle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neighbours star Scarlet Vas has clarified widespread reports that her husband, Tayo Ricci, is her stepbrother. 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