Shayne Jansen and Karen Jansen.Photo: Shayne Jansen/Instagram
Shayne Jansenis mourning the death of his mother.
On Thursday, theLove Is Blindstar shared a post onInstagramannouncing that his mom, Karen Jansen, had died.
“I lost my best friend today,“Shayne wrote. “For the last year we have been inseparable. Coffee every morning to schitts creek every night. I’m broken inside but I know I can live with zero regrets knowing we did everything together. I’ll never be able to replace my FaceTime partner on the daily.”
In May of this year, Shayneshared a tribute to his momon his birthday. “Every year this woman steals my birthday thunder with this thing called ‘Mother’s Day’. I wouldn’t trade it for anything she deserves to be celebrated everyday. Happy birthday to me#33.”
Shaynelost his father, Wayne Jansen, in 2021, right beforeLove Is Blindstarted shooting. Wayne diedunexpectedly in his sleep, according to an online obituary.
Shayne was one of the stars of the second season of Netflix’s hit dating show, where singles talk to each other for days and get engaged before they ever get to see what the other looks like.
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He proposed to Natalie Mina Lee and finally got to meet her in person, but the night before their wedding, Natalie, 29, and Shayne had a massive argument — one which Natalie wasn’t able to shake on their big day, and she decided not to go through with their marriage.
In March, Shayne said he was “officially” done pursuing Natalie. “It’s over,” he said onNick Viall’sViall Filespodcast. “Actually, for the first time, I can confidently say that. If you asked me that a week ago, I wouldn’t be able to answer that question for you.”
source: people.com
