Fitness influencer Kayla Itsines and her husband Jae Woodroofe announce heartbreaking loss: ‘Forever our angel’
Kayla Itsines and her husband Jae Woodroffe announced heartbreaking news on social media on Monday, revealing that Jae’s mother Jenny has passed away.
The fitness entrepreneur, 32, shared a gallery of precious photos on Instagram, alongside some sad words.
‘Rest in peace my beautiful perfect mother-in-law. I’ve lived my whole life without an idol… Then I met you. I’ve never wanted to learn so much from someone in my life,” she began.
Kayla then shared how much her mother-in-law had meant to her.
‘We all love you so much. You absolute angel, rock, perfect human being. Forever our angel.’
Kayla Itsines and her husband Jae Woodroffe announced heartbreaking news on social media on Monday, revealing that Jae’s mother Jenny has passed away. All depicted
‘Rest in peace my beautiful perfect mother-in-law. I’ve lived my whole life without an idol… Then I met you. I have never wanted to learn so much from someone in my life,” Kayla wrote
Elsewhere, Jae broke hearts when he paid tribute to his beloved mother on his Instagram page.
‘I have always been afraid of two things in life. The loss of my mother and death in general,” he began.
‘The thought of these two things would send me into such a tailspin, I hated it… so what did I do? I ignored it.’
‘After my father passed away when I was younger, from that day on I chose to stay away from death. No funerals, no talking about it…nothing.
“After this past week, I can confidently say that I am no longer afraid. I can say with certainty that I truly witnessed something so magical, if out of this world…you had to be there to believe it.
“As I lay with my sister, on either side of my mother… we watched her peacefully take her last breaths. I watched as the lights in the room began to flicker, the curtains blew open and I really felt her being gently taken away by my father, my grandmother and my grandfather. I have never felt so sad and yet so peaceful and so happy with that perfect moment.
‘My mother was my best friend, my hype woman, my everything and she meant the world to me. Words can’t even describe how empty my heart feels in one respect, and yet somehow it’s filled with something else: a true belief that my mother is somehow beautiful… and that means the world to me.”
“I love you mommy, my angel. I know you are always with me,” he concluded.
Many of the couple’s famous friends were quick to express their condolences.
“I’m so sorry guys. Sending you so much love,” influencer Chloe Szepanoski wrote, and Lana Wilkinson added, “Sending love to you and your family.”
In December, Kayla married her fiancé Jae Woodroffe.
The fitness entrepreneur shared the happy news on social media, along with a beautiful photo from their lavish wedding.
The image shows the happy couple sharing a romantic kiss during their outdoor wedding ceremony in Adelaide.
The newlyweds appear deeply in love as Jae wraps his arms around her waist while Kayla tenderly caresses his cheeks.
Many of Kayla and Jae’s celebrity friends were quick to express their condolences
‘I just married my best friend and we couldn’t be happier. The most perfect day ever,” she captioned the image alongside a white love heart and ring emoji.
Kayla looked beautiful in a sleek, flowing white wedding dress with a short train and sheer hood.
Itsines announced her engagement to Jae in July 2022, after a year of dating.
The couple went public with their relationship more than a year after Kayla confirmed her split from ex-fiancé Tobi Pearce in August 2020.
Itsines announced her engagement to Jae in July 2022, after a year of dating