Influencers Katelyn Ordone and her husband, Jaelan OrdoneThey officially separated after their son’s death.
Katelynn confirmed this People on Sunday, July 12, that she and Jaelan are divorced. A day earlier, Katelynn shared photos on Instagram with an unidentified man while reflecting on her return to social media following her son’s untimely death.
“As many of you already know… I’ve had a hard time returning to social media since losing Preston. I’ve struggled to even pick up my phone to capture new memories because I knew he won’t be in any of them anymore,” Ordone wrote via Instagram on Saturday, July 11. “It’s been 443 days since my little boy was in heaven. There have been so many ups and downs, and although I’m still not ready to share everything with the world again, I’ve finally started picking up the phone again and capturing new memories more often.”
She continued, “Even though it’s still hard, I’m grateful that I’ve reached this point because I know that’s what Preston would want. I truly believe that he wants his mom to continue to have joy until we meet again one day.”
Influencer Katelynn Ordone has returned to social media following her self-imposed online hiatus amid grief over the death of her two-year-old son Preston. “I decided to take a break from social media about a month ago because I was having a lot of trouble mentally,” Ordone, 26, said in a Tuesday, January 13, Instagram video. “I had to check (…)
Katelynn shared that she had a “new memory” that she would like to share with her followers while posting photos of her smiling with a man on the beach.
“I hope to continue to share more when I’m ready,” she wrote. “Thank you for all the love, support and grace you have shown me through all of this.”
In April 2025, it was revealed that Preston died in a single-vehicle car accident. He was 2 years old. Both Katelynn and Jaelan were in the car at the time of the accident and sustained injuries, while daughter Paisley was at school during the incident.
“Katelynn has multiple broken bones. She had a very severe concussion. She ran for the first time today,” family friends of the couple said in a video at the time. “Jaelan had to have emergency surgery on one of his legs, he has rods and needles in it. They are both in different hospitals.”
Months after the death of her 2-year-old son Preston, Katelynn Ordone is pushing for a break on social media. “Most of you know that I’ve obviously been having a lot of mental struggles since losing my son Preston (in) April of this year,” Ordone shared via Instagram on Friday, December 26. “I wanted to come here just so that everyone (…)
The St. Tammany Parish coroner’s office said a month later that Preston died of “blunt force injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident,” ruling his death an accident. For her part, Katelynn shared that she has no memory of the accident.
“I have no memory of the accident. I have no memory of 2-3 days after the accident,” she said via TikTok in July 2025. I have little memory of my hospital stay until the end. I suffered a traumatic brain injury and lost a lot of my memory.”
A month earlier, Katelynn paid tribute to Jaelan on Father’s Day. “Happy Father’s Day to the best daddy out there,” she wrote via Instagram in June 2025. “No holiday will feel the same without our Preston, but all he ever felt was love from his dad. We may not understand it now, but one day we will see him again🤍.”
