CT Tamburello shared a touching tribute to his late girlfriend Diem Brown on Monday.
The Challenge star, 42, posted a now-deleted video of himself and Brown, who passed away in 2014 aged 34 after a decade-long battle with cancer.
“To be continued… #tay,” Tamburello — who has gone through an acrimonious divorce from wife Lili Solares — wrote in the caption, later adding touching sentiments in the comments section about how much he missed her.
“It would be nice to not just blow out the candles for once… I’ll share what I have… no motive. Promised,” he wrote as per Us weekly. “God, she’s an angel…”
He also envisioned what their lives might have been like, writing, “Can you imagine your closest inner circles, knowing that after the lease is up they’re going to be moving in together and making plans for the white Pickett fence…!? Then poof.”
Moving: CT Tamburello shared a touching tribute to his late girlfriend Diem Brown on Monday; Seen 2022
Brown and Tamburello met in 2006 on the 13th season of The Challenge, The Duel, which aired on MTV.
Their relationship blossomed into a romantic bond and the duo shared a tender moment on screen when Brown, who had been undergoing chemotherapy following her cancer diagnosis at the time of filming, removed her head covering for the first time.
At the time, Tamburello said she reminded him of “GI Jane, who looks like a sexy little supermodel secret agent.”
The duo also shared their first on-screen kiss.
The pair continued to date long distance after leaving the show, but eventually broke up in 2009.
They reunited three years later on MTV’s Battle of the Exes and took second place.
In 2013, Brown was diagnosed with ovarian cancer for the second time and completed another round of chemotherapy.
The following year, however, the cancer returned for a third time.
Memories: The Challenge star, 42, posted a now-deleted video of himself and Brown to Instagram, writing in the comments: ‘God, she’s an angel…’; the pair seen in 2013
Long-term couple: CT and Diem first began their romance when they were castmates on the 13th season of MTV’s The Challenge
Gone too soon: Diem died in 2014 at the age of 34 after a decade-long battle with cancer
‘Our plan to be together forever hasn’t changed’: A day after her funeral, CT took to Instagram to post a sweet tribute to the late star
Tamburello proposed to Diem a few days before she died.
It was reported at the time that he visited the television personality in her hospital room and proposed when he got down on one knee with a ruby ring in hand, but Diem joked that she hated rubies and said no.
However, CT was implacably reconciled when he returned the next day with another ring to re-pop the question, but Diem stood firm in her decision.
“Diem knew she didn’t have long to live,” the source told Us Weekly. “And she didn’t want to be engaged under those circumstances.”
Just days later, the MTV The Challenge star passed away on November 14.
Five days after her death and just one day after her funeral, an upset CT took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a touching tribute to the late star.
The image was a picture of Diem – calling her by her first name Danielle – surrounded by a rosary and what appeared to be a diamond ring, which could very well be the one he used when he sat down on bended knee.
He captioned the photo, “You have always been my angel. And now you have your wings,” he wrote. “We never gave up on each other. Our plan to be together forever hasn’t changed… it’s just going to take a little longer now.’
Done: After Brown’s passing, Tamburello moved on to Lilianet Solares, whom he married in 2018. They called it quits in November 2022 and filed for divorce after four years of marriage; seen in 2022
After Brown’s death, Tamburello moved on to Lilianet Solares, whom he married in 2018.
In November 2022, Tamburello filed a motion to dissolve his marriage, claiming that his relationship with 31-year-old Solares was “irretrievably broken.”
Their split got messy as they fought over finances and custody of their 7-year-old son Christopher.