Who Is Aaron Carter's Ex-Fiancée? All About Melanie Martin
Aaron Carter and Melanie Martin were in an on-and-off relationship between 2020 and 2022
Aaron Carter's former fiancée Melanie Martin has been publicly opening up about the singer following his death on Nov. 5, 2022, at age 34.
Following the news of his death, Martin reacted emotionally to his sudden tragedy, saying that amid her grieving, she was finding strength in her son.
"My heart is completely broken over the passing of my fiancé Aaron. I knew he was struggling, and I tried everything to help him," Martin told PEOPLE exclusively. She added: "I will now be raising our son as a single mother and this is the worst day of my life, but I have to be strong for our son."
Martin and Carter first went Instagram official in January 2020 and dated on and off again in the years that followed — with Carter proposing to Martin and the couple welcoming a son together — before officially ending things in February 2022.
In April 2023, Martin opened up about Carter again as his cause of death was revealed to be drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam, according to the Los Angeles Country Medical Examiner-Coroner. Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
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"The results of the autopsy are not closure for me," Martin told TMZ. "I am still in shock and still miss Aaron every day. I don't understand the chain of events and this report only has us asking more questions."
Here's everything to know about Martin and what she has said about her relationship with the late singer.
She had an on-and-off relationship with Aaron Carter
Martin and Carter began dating in early 2020 and announced their engagement that June. Following their engagement announcement, their relationship was on and off in the months that followed.
A week after the couple welcomed their first son together in November 2021, Martin and Carter called off their engagement. A month later, the pair confirmed they were back together before breaking up again in February 2022. Their relationship status at the time of Carter's death is unclear.
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She shares a son with Aaron Carter
Martin and Carter welcomed a son named Prince, their first and only child together, on Nov. 22, 2021. The baby arrived after Martin underwent an emergency cesarean section following 13 hours of labor.
Carter shared the news of their son's arrival with a photo of himself cutting the umbilical cord. He also praised Martin for bringing their child into the world. "I'm so proud of you hunny you did it. I Love you with all my heart my beautiful blessings from god," he wrote in the caption.
Prince's arrival came more than a year after they revealed in a June 2020 YouTube livestream that Martin had suffered a miscarriage.
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She and Aaron Carter vowed to make Prince their 'priority' after their breakup
When Martin and Carter split a week after Prince was born, the couple both vowed to make him their "priority." "Mel and I appreciate the support and concern we have been shown," Carter tweeted in November 2021.
He added, "We both will continue to make prince our priority during this difficult time ... please be respectful while we transition and navigate this unfortunate situation."
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She's active on TikTok
In addition to posting glimpses of her life on Instagram, she frequently posts on TikTok, dedicating the majority of her posts to Prince.
The clips often showcase her son eating, playing and saying new words for the first time. Most recently, she's been sharing video montages in tribute to Carter.
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Aaron Carter got a tattoo in honor of her
Two months after going Instagram official in March 2020, Carter showed off a new face tattoo on Instagram that he got in tribute to Martin: her first name over his right eyebrow.
"She loves me she loves me not, she woke me up from napping but I'm not complaining," he captioned their first photo together that January.
She has several dogs
In addition to being a mom to Prince, Martin is also a dog mom. She revealed on her TikTok that she has four dogs and five puppies!
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