Charlie Newling dead – The Bachelorette Australia star dies aged 36, just weeks after giving birth to his second child
REALITY TV star Charlie Newling has died just weeks after giving birth to his second child.
The 36-year-old, who appeared on The Bachelorette in 2018, reportedly died after his car plunged off a cliff in Sydney’s Dover Heights.
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Rescue workers rushed to the scene of the accident on Saturday evening and found his car in flames at the foot of the 70-meter-high cliff. Daily Mail Australia Reports.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Newling, who worked as a construction worker, is said to have given birth to a baby girl with his partner Kristal Taylor just eight weeks ago.
He also has a 13-year-old son from a previous relationship.
Charlie was an instant frontrunner on the 2018 Bachelorette season, eventually finishing fourth on the series.
He was nicknamed “Mr Perfect” by Channel 10 viewers because he boasted of his strong “family values”.
After the show, he briefly dated Dasha Gaivoronski from the Honey Badger season of “The Bachelor” and entered into a relationship with influencer Esme DeWitt in 2019.
He kept a low profile until he was charged last September with threatening to torture and kill his stepfather.
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During the trial, Newling’s attorney said his client had struggled with alcohol abuse.
The judge acknowledged that Newling suffered childhood trauma after his father died of an overdose in 2018.
The TV star spent a month in custody and served the remainder of his 13-month sentence in the community.
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