Kaia Gerber admits brother Presley’s drug battle leveled their family

Kaia Gerber has made rare comments about her brother Presley Gerber.

The 24-year-old actress revealed how Presley’s, 27, drug use and mental health struggles affected their family.

‘When something like that happens in a family, it kind of levels everyone,’ she told Vogue in a new cover story with Shards co-star Homer Gere.

The Gerber nepo babies’ parents are Cindy Crawford, 60, and Rande Gerber, 64. Kaia said her brother’s troubles made her want to be the ‘easy’ child.

She explained, ‘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.’

It comes after Presley opened up about his personal life in a candid social media video last December.

Kaia Gerber, 24, has made rare comments about her brother Presley Gerber; pictured August 3

The actress revealed how Presley’s, 27, drug use and mental health struggles affected their family; L-R Rande Gerber, Cindy Crawford, and Presley pictured in March 2024

Online, he listed medication he takes for ‘night terrors’ and ‘panic attacks.’

‘I feel like honesty is the best policy,’ he began before sharing that he was on 1mg of Buprenorphine – used to treat both pain and opioid use disorders – twice a day.

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Presley also shared that the ‘benzos have been fluctuating up and down depending on what’s been going on in my life.’  

Benzodiazepines help ‘slow down activity in your brain and nervous system’ to treat ‘anxiety and related mental health conditions,’ per Cleveland Clinic. 

‘Unfortunately, I’ve had a lot of loss in many different forms recently, so that is not an excuse, but it’s the reason why I am where I’m at now,’ he shared. 

He did not go into detail about the ‘loss’ he referenced, but went on to explain that he also takes a dose of Xanax at night or when his ‘panic attacks are really, really bad.’ 

The model then listed Valium, admitting that he didn’t know exactly how much he’d been taking as he said, ‘Who f***ing knows anymore.’ 

He noted in the Instagram reel that ‘doctors say a lot of different things so it’s kind of scary. But hopefully between my research and their research and the world and God, we can finally figure this out.’

Kaia said her brother’s troubles made her want to be the ‘easy’ child; pictured in May with her family

Presley opened up about his personal struggles in a candid social media video last December, which Kaia called ‘refreshing’; pictured in January

Presley and Kaia pictured during childhood

Kaia told Vogue that witnessing her brother’s honesty was ‘refreshing.’

‘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.” There’s only so much you can hide from the world,’ she said.

‘And trying to put a lid on something just makes the person feel like you’re ashamed of them,’ she noted.

This past May, Presley expressed graтιтude for his father in a heartfelt Instagram post.

He posted a pH๏τo of them paddle boarding and wrote, ‘I have the best father in the world. He’s never given up on me. He’s always there for me. Always has the best advice for me. I appreciate this man more than words can explain. I love you pops. To more paddle boarding days around the world.’

Crawford showed her support in the comments, writing, ‘My boys!’ and the father of two wrote, ‘I am honored [to] take this ride called life with you over and over any time. Sometimes we may fall but with a little help always get back up. I love you forever Prez.’