Angel Carter Conrad has opened up about the tragic early deaths of three of her four siblings.
Aaron Carter, her twin brother and a well-known musician, passed away at the age of 34 in 2022. His death was a result of drowning, with contributing factors being alprazolam (a type of Xanax) and difluoroethan inhalation.
In 2012, Leslie Carter, their sibling, died at the age of 25 from an overdose. Bobbie Jean Carter also passed away in 2023 at 41 due to ‘intoxication from the combined effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine’.
Angel is also related to Nick Carter, a member of the Backstreet Boys, who is now 44.
During a discussion with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Angel opened up about the reasons she believes contributed to her siblings’ untimely deaths.
Addressing the topic, Angel explained: “There’s certainly a generational dysfunction issue here that comes along with it, 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.
“Just fighting. 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.”
She mentioned that the burden of fame also contributed to the family’s struggles.
Nick gained worldwide fame with the Backstreet Boys in the 1990s, while Aaron’s hit ‘I Want Candy’ came out in 2000.
“I think it changed everything, honestly,” Angel noted.
“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.”
Angel previously shared that her family had made various attempts to help Aaron before his untimely death, but eventually, they felt defeated.
She is now determined to change this cycle for her daughter, Harper Noelle Conrad, who is five.
“Aaron did not have his innocence,” she said. “He was working like an adult from a very young age. And he just wanted to be home.”