{"id":508794,"date":"2026-04-02T10:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508794\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:55:05","slug":"tv-star-dies-suddenly-aged-just-35-as-devastating-statement-issued-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508794\/","title":{"rendered":"TV star dies suddenly aged just 35 as devastating statement issued | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

A reality TV star has sadly died<\/a> at the age of just 35 after shooting to fame in the Australian version of The Bachelorette. Konrad Bien-Stephen was also known for his stint on The Challenge Australia in 2022, making it to the semi-finals. Now his manager has sadly shared a heartbreaking statement.<\/p>\n

His manager, Ella Dolan, confirmed: \u201cIt is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Konrad Bien-Stephen. We ask that you respect the privacy of their family during this incredibly difficult time. No further information will be shared at this stage. Our thoughts are with all who loved him.\u201d No cause of death has been revealed.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Konrad began dating his Bachelorette co-star<\/a> Abbie Chatfield, making headlines when they revealed they were in an open relationship. They split in 2022, and Konrad came out as pansexual. Outside of his TV work, Konrad was a carpenter, describing himself as \u201ckinda broke, kinda thriving\u201d.<\/p>\n

Abbie has since broken her silence on Konrad\u2019s tragic passing and issued a statement which read: \u201cI have seen the news of Konrad\u2019s death, and I have known the news for a few days now. Thank you to the people reaching out to let me know or to send their support.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, this is an incredibly difficult and strange time for me, and I am devastated for Konrad, his friends and his family. And I am heartbroken too. Though we haven\u2019t spoken for years, this is still incredibly difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease send love and support to Konrad\u2019s friends, family and loved ones. He has many, many people who love him and who he loves too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am heartbroken for everyone in his life, as I know how much he meant to them. And I\u2019m sure to a lot of you, who never even met him.\u201d<\/p>\n

She described Konrad as \u201csuch a kind and sweet person to everyone\u201d, and a \u201cvery caring man\u201d who \u201cdeserved to live a very, very long life\u201d.<\/p>\n

She urged: \u201cI know that Konrad would want people to share love and kindness, and if you do anything today, please check in on your mates, do an act of kindness, talk to a friend. Anything. Rest in peace Konrad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A reality TV star has sadly died at the age of just 35 after shooting to fame in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2283,96,59,347,178267,178268,178269,100731,45354,178266,178265,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-508794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-celebrity-deaths","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gb","11":"tag-itv","12":"tag-konrad-bien-stephen","13":"tag-konrad-bien-stephen-cause-of-death","14":"tag-konrad-bien-stephen-dead","15":"tag-the-bachelor","16":"tag-the-bachelorette","17":"tag-the-bachelorette-australia","18":"tag-the-challenge-australia","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}