YouTuber Aspyn Ovard revealed on her new television show that a ten-year secret about hidden alcohol consumption and their daughter’s terminal cancer diagnosis caused her divorce from Parker Ferris, usmagazine.com reported.
The Reality of Their Divorce
- Aspyn Ovard disclosed that her ex-husband Parker Ferris secretly drank alcohol for years, violating an agreement they made when they married.
- The reality television star shared that one of her three daughters has a terminal cancer diagnosis and could be gone in a month.
- Aspyn is currently managing these family challenges while living in a throuple with Briana Davis and Billy Davis.
The Ten-Year Secret Behind the Split
During the premiere of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County on Thursday, November 11, Aspyn addressed the dissolution of her marriage to Parker. She explained that finding out about his hidden drinking was earth-shattering given her family history with alcoholism.
“When we got married, I thought we were on the same page about where we stood with drinking and smoking,” Aspyn recalled, as usmagazine.com reported. “My dad struggled with alcoholism so the only version of him that I knew was some level of intoxicated.”
She continued describing the impact of the discovery. “Finding out that Parker had been drinking behind my back for years, it was literally earth-shattering,” she said, according to usmagazine.com.
Parker offered a different perspective in a separate confessional on the show. “[I drank] because it’s fun,” he said, noting that Aspyn had previously told him they would divorce if he ever consumed alcohol.
Coping With a Terminal Diagnosis
Cameras also documented a tense therapy session where Aspyn and Parker confronted the terminal illness of one of their three daughters. Aspyn said that the family had been dealing with the medical crisis privately for over three years.
“You are so mad and breathing so hard that our life with our children is over,” Aspyn told her ex-husband during the session, usmagazine.com reported. “Now you grab onto anything that you can to distract yourself from the grief of the fact that our daughter is going to die.”
In a confessional, Aspyn elaborated on the sudden onset of the illness. “One day she was OK and then the next day, she wasn’t,” she said, according to usmagazine.com. “You can’t fathom that they’re actually gonna tell you that your baby has cancer and that it’s terminal and she can be gone in a month.”
Coping With Ongoing Medical Scans
The former couple expressed contrasting views regarding their child’s prognosis during the season. While Aspyn urged Parker to accept that there is no cure, Parker pointed out that doctors have referred to their child as a walking miracle.
| Challenge | Aspyn Ovard’s Perspective | Parker Ferris’s Perspective |
|---|---|---|
| Daughter’s Prognosis | Acknowledges the terminal nature and lack of a cure. | Asks for optimism, noting doctors call her a walking miracle. |
| Marriage Dissolution | Triggered by hidden drinking following her father’s death from alcoholism. | Experimented with drinking because it is fun. |
Aspyn said that she recently received another stable scan report for her daughter. However, she described the ongoing monitoring as a difficult psychological burden.
“At the end of the day, it’s very unusual for a child with this type of cancer to have this much time,” Aspyn said, as usmagazine.com reported. “Eventually, something will look different. And to know that every day is just one day closer to her not being here is the most horrific and miserable feeling.”
