Overview
- Marcel Schiefelbein said on Instagram on Thursday that his wife Jacky died after a roughly five-year battle with cancer and that she "fell asleep in the circle of her loved ones."
- He described Jacky as "a lion" for her strength, shared a picture of the couple, and wrote that he has long debated how to make the news public.
- Marcel did not give an exact date of death and later wrote in an Instagram story that her passing was "already a while ago," leaving the timing unclear.
- The couple had been together about 15 years and leave two children who Marcel says are supporting him as the family struggles to keep a relatively normal routine.
- Reporters note that the family previously spoke about the emotional and financial strain of Jacky's illness and that Marcel is a three-time Big Brother contestant who won the 2025 season.