PRESLEY GERBER’S EX-GIRLFRIEND SPEAKS OUT FOR FIRST TIME AFTER HIS TRAGIC DEATH AT 27
For nearly a week, Presley Gerber’s family, friends and former loved ones have been trying to find the words to describe a loss that still feels almost impossible to process.
Now, one of the women who once knew him most closely has finally spoken.
Cameron Rorrison, Presley’s former girlfriend, has shared an emotional tribute following his death at just 27, offering a deeply personal glimpse into the man she says she will never forget.
And her message was not really about fame, modeling or the headlines surrounding his final days.
It was about who Presley was when nobody was watching.
“I’ve had a difficult time finding the words,” Rorrison wrote in an Instagram Story, explaining that she felt nothing she could say could fully do justice to the person Presley was. She then asked that he be remembered for the qualities that, in her view, defined him.
“A WIDE OPEN HEART”
Rorrison described Presley as someone with a “wide open heart,” along with what she called inspiring compassion and an extraordinary ability to understand other people.
But one part of her tribute stands out.
She said one of Presley’s most remarkable qualities was his humanity — particularly the way he could make virtually anyone feel brilliant and important.
For Rorrison, that was not simply a charming personality trait.
It was something rare.
She said she had not encountered that same quality, in such an “honest and pure” form, in another person since Presley.
That detail gives her tribute a different emotional weight.
She was not simply remembering a former boyfriend.
She was remembering someone she believed had a unique ability to make other people feel seen.
And that may be why her words have resonated so strongly after his death.
THEIR RELATIONSHIP LASTED YEARS
Rorrison and Presley were together from 2018 to 2020, according to multiple reports.
Their relationship unfolded while Presley was building his own career in fashion. He had signed with IMG Models as a teenager and went on to work with major fashion brands, including Celine, Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana.
But behind the public image was a much more complicated personal story.
Presley had spent years speaking openly about mental health, addiction and his attempts to find treatment that worked for him.
In the months before his death, he continued discussing those struggles publicly. He had also shared his experience with ibogaine treatment in 2026, describing a mixture of fear and hope as he searched for another path toward recovery.
His openness became one of the defining parts of the story surrounding his final years.
His sister, Kaia Gerber, had also spoken about how Presley’s struggles affected the family and how his willingness to be open about them ultimately became a lesson for those around him.
So when Rorrison now describes him as compassionate, resilient and deeply human, her words add another layer to the public picture of Presley.
“HE WAS AN ANGEL IN THIS LIFE”
Near the end of her tribute, Rorrison offered perhaps her most emotional description.
She called Presley “an angel in this life” and expressed hope that he could somehow feel the outpouring of love surrounding him.
It is a striking farewell from someone who shared a significant chapter of his life.
And Rorrison is not the only former girlfriend to speak since his death.
Lexi Wood, who dated Presley briefly in 2022 after the two had known each other as friends, also posted an emotional tribute. Wood remembered him as kind, loving and courageous, and wrote that friendship remained at the center of their relationship through its different stages. She also emphasized how hard Presley had fought for his life.
Charlotte D’Alessio, another former girlfriend who dated Presley for about two years, also reacted publicly.
Her message carried a different emotion.
D’Alessio said she was “very angry” about his death and wrote that Presley “deserved more time” and “more life.” She shared photographs and memories of their relationship, including moments that showed a more private side of the model.
Taken together, the tributes paint a striking picture.
Different women from different chapters of Presley’s life are remembering different pieces of the same person.
But the common thread is difficult to miss.
They remember someone who loved deeply, cared about people and continued trying to find a way through his struggles.
HIS DEATH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION
Presley died on September 20 at a rehabilitation facility in Santa Monica, California.
Authorities have said the death is being investigated as a suspected overdose, but the official cause and manner of death have not yet been determined. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner completed the autopsy but deferred the cause pending additional testing.
That distinction matters.
While early reports have focused heavily on a suspected overdose, it would be premature to describe that as the officially established cause of death.
What is known is that Presley was 27, was receiving treatment, and had publicly documented struggles with addiction and mental health.
His death came after years in which he repeatedly sought help and spoke openly about the difficulty of that journey.
And that makes Rorrison’s tribute particularly poignant.
She did not reduce Presley to the circumstances of his death.
Instead, she tried to pull the conversation back toward the person she knew.
THE PRESLEY THEY WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER
There is a temptation after a sudden death to focus on the final days — the unanswered questions, the investigation, the treatment facility and what might have happened behind closed doors.
Those questions remain important.
But they are not the whole story.
Presley spent years trying to speak publicly about struggles that many people still keep private. His “Mental Health Mondays” initiative encouraged conversations about men's mental health, while his interviews and social media posts repeatedly returned to the idea that people facing similar battles should not feel alone.
Now, those who knew him are adding their own memories.
For Cameron Rorrison, the most important memory may be surprisingly simple:
Presley made people feel important.
That is the part of him she says she has not found again.
And perhaps that is what makes her final message so difficult to read.
Because long after the headlines about the model, the famous family and the tragic circumstances of his death fade, the people who actually knew Presley will be left with something much more personal — the memories of who he was to them.
For Rorrison, that person had a wide-open heart.
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And in her words, Presley was an angel in this life.
That is the Presley she wants the world to remember.
