Brandi Passante rose to fame on A&E’s Storage Wars, where she starred for 15 seasons, initially appearing alongside her longtime partner Jarrod Schulz, with whom she has two children.

Their relationship ended following the filming of Season 12 in 2018, and their split was publicly revealed in the Season 13 premiere in April 2021. Shortly after, an altercation at an Orange County bar led to Schulz being charged with domestic violence battery, and Passante later suggested that the incident was not the first time she had suffered abuse. As a single mother, Passante faced challenges raising her children, both of whom dealt with serious health issues—her daughter Payton was born deaf and with a cleft palate, while her son Cameron required treatment for a kidney-related condition. Passante also battles Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects her thyroid and contributes to her raspy voice.

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