Ryan Channing

2022 - 5 - 11

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Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe's former partner Ryan Channing dies ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Ryan Channing worked as a model and studied law before launching his career in the beauty industry.

“It is just so sad and everyone is shocked,” the friend said, adding Channing had been “battling health issues”. A comment left on his Instagram on Monday read: “RIP beautiful soul”. A close friend told the newspaper “everyone is distraught”.

Ian Thorpe's ex-fiancé Ryan Channing dies suddenly (Who)

Ian Thorpe's former fiancé Ryan Channing has passed away suddenly while in Bali. The 32-year-old model, lawyer and skincare brand creator was rushed to ...

And I don't want people to feel the same way I did. Rumours abounded that a struggle for the pair to begin a family was what led to the end of their relationship, but Ian confirmed that was not the case. "The rumours are true, we have parted ways," Ian revealed to The Daily Telegraph at the time.

Former Olympian Ian Thorpe's ex-fiancé Ryan Channing has died ... (PerthNow)

The former fiancé of Australian swimmer and LGBTQIA+ role model Ian Thorpe has died overseas. Ryan Channing was found dead in Bali after reportedly battling ...

“Thanks to the amazing nurses and St Vincent’s Hospital.” Rest in peace,” said another. In a black and white Instagram post from St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney on March 10, Channing uploaded a mirror selfie of him wearing a mask and a hoodie while doing the peace sign.

Ian Thorpe's ex-boyfriend Ryan Channing suddenly dies in Bali (Daily Mail)

Channing, a model, lawyer and skincare brand creator from Perth, Western Australia, was rushed to a local hospital on Sunday, where he later died.

In an interview with Dynamic Business in 2020, Channing said his work as a model taught him the importance of self care. Channing was a successful businessman and revealed last year he was working on a pilot for a new reality TV show Early 2019: Thorpe and Channing reveal they are hoping to have a baby through a surrogate in the US Jake Channing (right) said his devastated family is seek answers and try come to terms with the heartbreaking loss of his beautiful big brother Ryan (left) He said his time in the modelling industry gave him an eye opening insight into the beauty industry and what consumers want in a beauty product. The family of Ian Thorpe's former long-term boyfriend Ryan Channing have vowed to seek answers following the successful businessman's sudden death in Bali at the age of 32.

Model and businessman Ryan Channing dies in Bali (OUTinPerth)

Model and businessman Ryan Channing has died suddenly in Bali after "battling health issues". Channing was behind a successful skin car range.

Channing also appeared on the cover of OUTinPerth magazine back in October 2012. Together they appeared in advertisements for the Equality campaign encouraging people to vote Yes. Photographed by Angelo di-Benedetto the picture featured members of Perth’s local LGBTIQA+ community. It encompassed the brands Flight Mode, Blaq and Generation Skin. He had reportedly been battling these health issues for some time. Channing was previously in a relationship with swimmer Ian Thorpe and the couple added their voices to the 2017 campaign for marriage equality.

Ian Thorpe's former partner Ryan Channing dies in Bali (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The 32-year-old entrepreneur was reportedly taken to hospital in Kuta on May 8.

Eight weeks ago, Channing contracted COVID-19 and had to visit St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, according to his last post on Instagram. A friend of Channing’s told The Daily Telegraph he had been “battling health issues” for some time. Thorpe was the face of Mardi Gras in 2016 and he and Channing campaigned together for the “yes” campaign during the marriage equality plebiscite in the same year. Channing was based in Sydney but had been filming a Netflix docuseries in LA about the global expansion of the skincare company he founded in 2016.