Ruby Rose has shared devastating family news.
The Australian actress announced on Monday that her father, Peter, passed away in the run-up to Christmas.
‘RIP daddy. You’re leaving me. Only. With so many complex emotions,” the 38-year-old wrote in a caption shared on Instagram Stories.
Ruby did not reveal the cause of her father’s death, but did hint at their troubled relationship, which she has spoken about in the past.
The former VJ grew up in country Victoria on a farm with her mother Katia and racehorse breeder father Peter.
Her parents separated when Ruby was just a year old and she grew up as a ‘gypsy boy’, ‘moving around a lot’ between Churchill, Gippsland, Surfers Paradise and Melbourne.
Ruby Rose (pictured) has shared devastating family news. The Australian actress announced on Monday that her father, Peter, passed away in the run-up to Christmas
‘RIP daddy. You’re leaving me. Only. With so many complex emotions,” the 38-year-old wrote in a caption shared on Instagram Stories
“I didn’t see my dad for a long time, but when I hit puberty I went through that period of self-discovery and wanted to know where I came from,” Ruby said. The Sydney Morning Herald in 2011.
‘My trust has been broken many times by my father and in life it all comes down to trust. You learn that very early on.’
Ruby took a step back from the spotlight after controversially quitting the CW superhero series Batwoman in 2020.
Recently, the model shared photos of her freshly shaved head on her social media.
Ruby recently spotted a luscious black crop, but has decided to chop off her locks for the American summer.
Ruby shared photos of herself visiting The Gentle Barn animal shelter in California.
In the photos, The Orange Is The New Black star was seen cuddling a cow and a pig.
She also included a selfie of 38-year-old Malaysian-Australian former Neighbors actor Remy Hii, who accompanied Ruby on her trip to the abused animal shelter.
Ruby did not reveal her father’s cause of death, but did hint at their troubled relationship, which she has spoken about in the past
Ruby took a step back from the spotlight after controversially quitting the CW superhero series Batwoman in 2020. Recently, the model took to her social media this week to share photos of her freshly shaved head
“The Gentle Barn has always been a special place to me,” Ruby wrote in her post.
‘I love being able to take Remy Hii with me… to experience the extraordinary experience of hugging a cow… I’m obsessed.’
The Melbourne native, whose real name is Ruby Rose Langenheim, started her showbiz career as a model, DJ and TV presenter for MTV Australia.
As her popularity grew, she found herself fronting major modeling campaigns for big names including Maybelline, and co-hosting popular shows such as Channel 10’s The Project and Australia’s Next Top Model.
She moved to Hollywood in 2013 to pursue acting and then rose to fame in 2015 with her breakout role in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
The gender-fluid star’s acting career skyrocketed when she was cast in blockbuster films like Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) and Pitch Perfect 3 (2017).
She co-starred with Hollywood royalty Vin Diesel in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) and Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017).
In 2018, Ruby also starred alongside Jason Statham in the science fiction thriller The Meg.
However, her career took a turn for the worse in 2020 when she controversially quit the CW superhero series Batwoman after just one season.
The star claimed she faced poor working conditions on the set of the superhero series.
The Melbourne native, whose real name is Ruby Rose Langenheim, started her showbiz career as a model, DJ and TV presenter for MTV Australia
“To my dear, dear fans who are still asking if I will return to that awful show: I would not return for any amount of money, nor if a gun were pointed to my head… NOR have I quit,” wrote them in a scathing online post.
“I didn’t stop, they ruined Kate Kane and they destroyed Batwoman, not me.”
She has since appeared in the films Stowaway, Vanquish, 1UP and Taurus in 2021 and 2022.
It comes amid news that the star is writing a tell-all memoir that will include details of her feud with Veronicas’ Lisa and Jessica Origliasso.
The star dated Jess from 2016 to 2018, during which time the sisters’ relationship became so strained that they were on the brink of estrangement.
Ruby announced on Instagram that she had started writing her book, vowing to expose the doll twins – whom she did not name but referred to as “the sisters” – because of “how horrifying” they allegedly were to her.
She also claimed that the “truth” she wrote would “scare a lot of people.”
Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show a few months after the split, Jessica said she had “a very complex relationship.”
She added: “I’m still trying to face the reality of it every day, so it’s really hard to explain to anyone.
“So much has happened, so much that I can’t even go into it.”