Presley Gerber paid tribute by Paris Hilton following his dying at 27

Paris Hilton has paid tribute to her longtime pal Presley Gerber — whom she described as a “stunning soul” — following his dying on the age of 27. 

“I’m utterly heartbroken. I nonetheless can’t consider that is actual,” the socialite, 45, wrote on her Instagram Tales on Sunday over a throwback photograph of the beaming pair.

“Presley, you had been such an attractive soul. So candy, delicate, sort and real.

“I cared about you a lot and I’m going to overlook you greater than phrases can say.”

Hilton reminisced on her longtime friendship with Gerber, the one son of supermodel Cindy Crawford.

The pair rubbed shoulders at excessive society occasions in LA. Gerber attended Hilton’s thirty ninth birthday in her LA mansion in February 2020, and he attended the premiere of Hilton’s “Infinite Icon: A Visible Memoir” in January – some eight months earlier than his dying.

“I’ll at all times cherish the recollections we shared – the laughs, the conversations, and simply being round you,” Hilton wrote.

“You had such a mild coronary heart and there was one thing so particular about you that anybody who was fortunate sufficient to know you might really feel.

“I hope you knew how deeply cherished you had been and the way many individuals cared about you.

“My coronary heart is along with your total household throughout this unimaginable time.

“Relaxation in peace, my buddy. Love you perpetually. You’ll be so deeply missed.”

Gerber, who lengthy struggled with habit, died at a rehab facility. An post-mortem has not but been accomplished.

Gerber — who adopted in his mannequin mother’s footsteps and signed with IMG Fashions at simply 15 years previous — had beforehand made headlines for his struggles with substance abuse and psychological well being.

At age 19, Gerber was arrested for DUI after being pulled over for rushing in Beverly Hills, California.

In July 2019, he pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor cost and was sentenced to a few years of probation, neighborhood service, and a DUI program.

The next yr, Gerber was photographed finishing court-ordered necessities at a drug-testing facility in connection along with his 2019 DUI.

In 2024, the Beverly Hills-born mannequin introduced he had battled a extreme, multi-year opiate habit and had a near-fatal fentanyl overdose that left him in a coma for just a few days.

He later checked right into a rehab to endure therapy with the psychedelic ibogaine. 

Gerber has additionally beforehand opened up about his battles with prescription treatment dependency and simply final month, his sister, Kaia spoke candidly about his battles with habit.

“When one thing like that occurs in a household, it form of ranges everybody,” she informed Vogue.

“We’ve this absolute trainer, my brother, who says, ‘I’m gonna be very human for everybody.’ There’s solely a lot you may cover from the world.

“And making an attempt to place a lid on one thing simply makes the particular person really feel such as you’re ashamed of them.”