{"id":46116,"date":"2026-08-15T06:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46116"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:46:32","slug":"married-at-first-sight-star-ryan-de-nino-dead-at-40-as-family-source-reveals-he-passed-suddenly-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46116","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight star Ryan De Nino dead at 40 as family source reveals he passed &#8216;suddenly&#8217; in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Married At First Sight star Ryan De Nino has passed away at the age of 40 as a family source revealed to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/14\/ryan-de-nino-dead\/#google_vignette\">TMZ <\/a>that he died &#8216;suddenly&#8217; in <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/new-jersey\/index.html\" id=\"mol-242f6210-9840-11f1-85ab-890d3a052632\">New Jersey<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The insider told the outlet that family members will not be releasing further details of his death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this week on Tuesday, his sister Melissa shared an emotional tribute to her brother on <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sciencetech\/facebook\/index.html\" id=\"mol-242e2990-9840-11f1-85ab-890d3a052632\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Alongside throwback images of De Nino, she wrote: &#8216;Ryan was so d**n funny and witty. He was fiercely loyal to those he loved. He had a huge heart, always.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I can&#8217;t explain what it&#8217;s like to lose a sibling. Someone who&#8217;s been there from the beginning and shares the same memories. No matter what we were going through, I loved him immensely. Life as I know it will never be the same.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Nino appeared on the A&amp;E series Married At First Sight during season two back in 2015, and had been paired with Jessica Castro at the time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-afc4cfb793dd3ab4\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/01\/110651769-16054161-Married_At_First_Sight_star_Ryan_de_Nino_has_passed_away_at_the_-m-33_1786753635235.jpg\" height=\"834\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Married At First Sight star Ryan De Nino has passed away at the age of 40 as a family source revealed to TMZ that he died 'suddenly' in New Jersey; seen above with Jessica Castro in 2015 on Married At First Sight\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Married At First Sight star Ryan De Nino has passed away at the age of 40 as a family source revealed to TMZ that he died &#8216;suddenly&#8217; in New Jersey; seen above with Jessica Castro in 2015 on Married At First Sight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e76944004113781a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/01\/110651771-16054161-The_insider_told_the_outlet_that_family_members_will_not_be_rele-m-35_1786753657405.jpg\" height=\"795\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The insider told the outlet that family members will not be releasing further details of his death\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The insider told the outlet that family members will not be releasing further details of his death<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Daily Mail has reached out to a rep for A&amp;E for comment, but has yet to hear back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Castro broke silence on her ex-husband&#8217;s passing following the shock news of his death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I have not had contact with Ryan in years so I have\/had no idea what his life entailed,&#8217; she said in a statement to<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/14\/entertainment\/mafs-star-jessica-castro-reacts-to-ex-husband-ryan-de-ninos-sudden-death\/\"> Page Six<\/a> on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;However, I do send my sincerest condolences to his family during this very difficult time. I\u00a0can not imagine what they are going through. May he rest peacefully.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Nino and Castro agreed to say &#8216;I do&#8217; after first meeting at the alter on Married At First Sight, and stayed together on Decision Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, the reality stars later divorced when season two ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In 2015, Castro <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-3126867\/Married-Sight-star-Jessica-Castro-claims-husband-Ryan-Nino-cheated-Valentine-s-Day-threatened-kill-left-him.html\">filed for a restraining order against De Nino<\/a> after alleging he threatened both her and her family, per<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/married-at-first-sight-jessica-castro-is-terrified-because-of-ryan-de-nino\/\"> People<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He soon took to his Instagram account at the time to share that she had filed for an order of protection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2c116b40baececc8\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/01\/110651801-16054161-image-a-47_1786755333388.jpg\" height=\"123\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Earlier this week on Tuesday, his sister Melissa shared an emotional tribute to her brother on Facebook\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Earlier this week on Tuesday, his sister Melissa shared an emotional tribute to her brother on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ff0c06fc5c757ec9\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/01\/110652099-16054161-image-a-48_1786755365877.jpg\" height=\"470\" width=\"634\" alt=\"De Nino appeared on Married At First Sight during season two back in 2015, and had been paired with Jessica Castro at the time\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">De Nino appeared on Married At First Sight during season two back in 2015, and had been paired with Jessica Castro at the time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6e3bf983101618ee\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/01\/110651773-16054161-image-a-49_1786755384655.jpg\" height=\"774\" width=\"634\" alt=\"'I have not had contact with Ryan in years so I have\/had no idea what his life entailed,' Castro said in a statement to Page Six on Friday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">&#8216;I have not had contact with Ryan in years so I have\/had no idea what his life entailed,&#8217; Castro said in a statement to Page Six on Friday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Nino claimed that the order of protection had left him both &#8216;in awe&#8217; as well as &#8216;disgusted.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During their time on the show, Castro had stated, &#8216;I come from a family of long successful marriages.\u00a0The word divorce just doesn&#8217;t fall into my lifestyle.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former couple appeared on a reunion episode that aired in June 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Castro had alleged at the time that De Nino cheated on her on Valentine&#8217;s Day amid their then-rocky relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A\u00a0week prior to that, we had a blow-up because he told me that he was gonna be busy. So, I didn&#8217;t see him,&#8217; she explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A few weeks later, I find a Valentine&#8217;s Day card from another female at his apartment.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-19c30e82846ee1aa\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/02\/110651755-16054161-In_2015_Castro_filed_for_a_restraining_order_against_De_Nino_aft-m-51_1786756825965.jpg\" height=\"474\" width=\"634\" alt=\"In 2015, Castro filed for a restraining order against De Nino after alleging he threatened both her and her family, per People\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">In 2015, Castro filed for a restraining order against De Nino after alleging he threatened both her and her family, per People<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f3115794380bb027\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/02\/110651757-16054161-image-m-53_1786756860827.jpg\" height=\"727\" width=\"634\" alt=\"De Nino had over 40,000 followers on Instagram, with his last post being in June 2022\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">De Nino had over 40,000 followers on Instagram, with his last post being in June 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, he denied her cheating accusations and said he cannot &#8216;control people from sending me cards.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Nino had over 40,000 followers on Instagram, with his last post being in June 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Castro is also active on social media and often posts to her nearly 100,000 Instagram followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She is mom to five-year-old son\u00a0Sergio Jr.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Married At First Sight star Ryan De Nino has passed away at the age of 40 as a family source revealed to TMZ that he died &#8216;suddenly&#8217; in New Jersey.\u00a0 The insider told the outlet that family members will not be releasing further details of his death.\u00a0 Earlier this week on Tuesday, his sister Melissa&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/15\/01\/110651769-16054161-Married_At_First_Sight_star_Ryan_de_Nino_has_passed_away_at_the_-m-33_1786753635235.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/46117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}