Seiter posted a new video on social media saying his account had been hacked.
FormerBachelorettecontestant Josh Seiter is “alive and well” after a social media hoax falsely announced his death.
“As you might see I am alive and well,” he said.
Josh Seiter.Credit: Josh Seiter/ Instagram
“My account was hacked.
For the last 24 hours I had been trying desperately to get into it.”
(EW has reached out to Meta, Instagram’s parent company, for comment.)
On Monday, a statement posted toSeiter’s Instagram pagesaid he had died unexpectedly.
Numerous outlets, including EW, erroneously reported Seiter’s death, citing the Instagram statement.
Ina 2021 Instagram post, he identified himself as a suicide attempt survivor.
Seiter is known for competing onKaitlyn Bristowe’s season ofThe Bachelorette, which aired in 2015.
Earlier this year, Seiter came out as bisexual.
He had previously identified as pansexual.
She recently competed onRuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8.
The pair previously shared social media posts together, but those have since been deleted.
On Monday, Monica posted a photo of her and Seiterwith the caption “RIP my honey.”
The post was deleted Tuesday.
[This article has been updated to reflect that Seiter is alive after being falsely reported dead.]
