Aaron Carter's twin sister Angel has revealed she was prepared for his early death for years before he passed in November 2022 aged just 34 - following a lengthy battle with drug addiction.
Former child star Aaron died from an accidental drowning at his home in Lancaster, California, caused after he inhaled difluoroethane and took alprazolam, the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
The Carter family has been blighted by tragedy over the years - with three of the five siblings dying by overdose in just 11 years.Leslie died aged 25 in 2012 followed by Aaron, with Bobbie Jean passing in 2023 aged 41 from a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose.
Angel, now 36, who along with Nick Carter, 44, are the only surviving Carter siblings, said she spent years preparing for losing her twin due to his substance abuse.
Speaking on Taylor and Tay Lautner's podcast The Squeeze this week, she said: 'What's so interesting about Leslie's passing… she passed away when I was 23, her death completely blindsided me. I didn't see that one coming. When she died, I was already in therapy, preparing for Aaron's death. I thought he was gonna die.'
Aaron Carter 's twin sister Angel has revealed she was prepared for his early death for years before he passed in 2022 aged just 34 following years of drug addiction; Angel and Aaron in 2006
The Carter family has been blighted by tragedy over the years - with three of the five siblings dying by overdose in just 11 years. Leslie (center) died aged 25 in 2012 followed by Aaron, with Bobbie Jean (front right) passing in 2023 aged 41 from a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose. (Pictured in 2006)
She said she 'feared Aaron’s eventual death her entire twenties' saying, I knew this day was going to come.
'I think he knew it, too' before adding he 'could not get out' of his drug addictions.
'I was the peacemaker in my family, the mediator. Like, Let's just hug it out. It's gonna be okay. And he didn't wanna hear that from me. He needed his parents to step up.
In April Angel acknowledged that both 'family dysfunction' and fame played a part in the deaths, during a candid discussion with Gayle King on CBS Mornings.
'There’s certainly a generational dysfunction issue here that comes along with it,' Angel said of their deaths. 'But as far as growing up, there was a time where we were a really close family... there was a lot of love.
'But there was a lot of chaos going on at the same time,' she added.
Just fighting, she continued. 'My parents were just fighting all the time. Just dysfunction in the home. No boundaries. No stability. No one to talk to. It just felt like, if I had an issue going on I really couldn't have my parents to lean on to.'
When asked if fame aggravated the family issues, Angel replied, 'I do.'
Angel's brother Nick Cartersoared to superstardom as a member of the Backstreet Boys, while Aaron's career skyrocketed with the 2000 chart-topper I Want Candy.
'I think it changed everything, honestly,' Angel added. 'Nick has been in Backstreet Boys since I was four or five years old. So, a really long time.
'We were a family that had no money. We were from upstate New York. My parents were poor. And they had never seen anything like this before. So, once the money started coming in, it just changed the dynamic because money became the moving force.'
Former child star Aaron died from an accidental drowning at his home in Lancaster, California , caused after he inhaled difluoroethane and took alprazolam, the generic form of brand-name Xanax.; seen in 2022, nine months before his death
She said she 'feared Aaron’s eventual death her entire twenties' saying, I knew this day was going to come; seen in 2006
The singer grew up in the shadow of Carter's world-conquering boy band but tried to stake out his own claim in pop music, releasing his first record in 1997 at the age of just nine
Aaron is pictured in 1999 aged 11 - at the height of his fame
Angel also confided in Gayle that for years, she had held onto hope that Aaron would find his way to recovery, though she conceded that she had ultimately lost all hope during his final days.
She shared her resolve to dismantle this pattern with her own child, aiming to grant them a sense of innocence that eluded Aaron throughout his life.
'Aaron did not have his innocence,' she explained. 'He was working like an adult from a very young age. And he just wanted to be home.'
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