Kaia Gerber, for the first time, talked about her brother Presley Gerber’s addiction battle.
In a recent interview with Vogue for its September issue, the 24-year-old actress and model acknowledged that her famous parents, supermodel Cindy Crawford and entrepreneur Rande Gerber, have remained “very private” about their family matters for a long time but Presley preaches the opposite.
“My parents for most of our lives were very, very private and didn’t share anything – and now we have this absolute teacher, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everyone,'” she told the outlet.
While discussing Presley’s “decade-long struggle with drug addiction”, Kaia added, “There’s only so much you can hide from the world. And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them.”
This came after Presley revealed his mental health problem and his sobriety journey, which began in 2025, in December.
Kaia further added that while navigating her childhood she used to be the “easy” child for her parents.
“When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,” she articulated.
“I think that’s also why I started to self-identify as the easy one and never wanted to ask for help. Because it felt like too much to have two children who were needing.”
Elsewhere during the interview, Kaia also opened up about being constantly compared with her supermodel.
“As someone who’s been thin most of my life, I’ve always been compared against my mom – like, ‘What’s wrong with Kaia?’ I’m so jealous of my mom’s body. I would have loved to be born with boobs and a butt. People have always commented on my body, which is hard because I’m not always ready to comment on my own body, you know? I’ve had disordered eating in my life,” Kaia shared.
