Instagram influencer Candice Miller held on to her husband’s $33.6 million debt after the high-profile real estate mogul took his own life

Candice Miller, the once-glamorous influencer behind Mama & Tata, is still wading through her husband’s $33.6 million debt following his shocking July suicide — while rebuilding her life with her daughters in a $10 million Miami beach home .

Miller, 42, who ran the lifestyle blog with her sister and documented her high-flying and luxurious life online, has spent the past five months reeling from the death of her husband, Brandon Miller, a high-profile New York real estate developer who poisoned himself when he secretly fought against a mountain of debt.

With the year coming to an end, Candice, lawyers, lenders and courts are still battling to resolve the $33.6 million in debt Brandon left behind, This is what the New York Times writes on Friday.


Candice Miller
Candice Miller is stuck wading through her husband’s $33.6 million debt after he took his own life. David Benthal/BFA.com/Shutterstock

He had just $8,000 in the bank when he killed himself during the Fourth of July holiday at the family’s sprawling home in the Hamptons, the newspaper said.

Candice, who received $15 million from her husband’s life insurance policies, sources told the Times, currently lives with her two young daughters in Miami Beach in a 2,800-square-foot condo overlooking the ocean.

The $10 million home is owned by an LLC affiliated with fashion mogul Diane von Furstenberg’s son, Alexander von Furstenberg — and is on loan to Candice.

She declined to comment to the Times.

After Brandon’s death, Candice admitted to friends that she never asked about his business dealings and did not keep an eye on details of their personal finances, the Times reported.

Brandon, 43, had more than $20 million in debt, according to the lawsuits, including an $11.3 million loan from BMO Bank in Chicago and a $2.1 million loan from UBS Bank.

Candice has so far agreed to pay about $4 million to settle a lawsuit over one of her husband’s unpaid loans, according to court documents, and her legal team is still working to see what other debts she’s running on.

She was also sued in September for $194,881.89 in unpaid rent for the couple’s luxurious, $49,000-a-month Park Avenue pad.

She has denied owing the rent and claimed she did not personally sign the lease.


Candice Miller, Brandon Miller
Candice Miller’s husband Brandon Miller was a high-profile real estate developer in New York. Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com/Shutterstock

The Millers’ beautiful Hamptons home — Brandon’s main asset — had five mortgages totaling nearly $12 million. It was put on the market after his death for $15.5 million and sold last week for an undisclosed amount.

A lender who gave Brandon a $208,000 loan in early June said he was repaid with interest after the home was sold.

Candice is the founder of the lifestyle and mommy blog Mama & Tata and a familiar face on the Hamptons social scene, hanging out with the likes of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, stylist Rachel Zoe and Ivanka Trump.

She has previously bragged to lifestyle sites about her Dior sunglasses, Prada beach bag and shopping at Chanel in East Hampton.

The influencer’s life was turned upside down when her husband was found in his car in the garage on July 3 and rushed to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he died a few days later. Candice and her daughters were vacationing on Italy’s Amalfi Coast at the time, the Times previously reported.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can call the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.