Fans of MTV's The Challenge are likely familiar with Diem Brown and Chris "CT" Tamburello's love story. They first met and fell in love on the show in 2006 and spent the next several years making up only to break up. Friends of the couple have said that while their relationship was complicated, Brown and Tamburello had a lot of love for each other, even when they were off. On Nov. 14, Brown died due to complications caused by the cancer that had spread throughout her body, but in her final days Tamburello worked hard to make their status official.
According to Us Weekly, just five days before Brown's death Tamburello burst into her hospital room and filmed a proposal that included a ruby ring. Brown shot him down, joking that she hated rubies, and so the next day he returned with a different ring. Brown knew her days were numbered, and she was struggling to find an alternative treatment that might buy her a little more time. She reportedly did not want to be engaged under those circumstances, and she likely knew that in the end it might make it harder for Tamburello to move on after her death.
Tamburello finally reached out on social media last Friday, Nov. 21, the day after Brown's funeral, to thank everyone who has been supporting him through this rough time. He also posted a photo of Brown with a rosary and presumably the second ring he proposed to her with. In the caption he tells Brown that he will hang on to the ring until they are together again.
Friends of the couple seemed to think that if Brown had remained cancer-free and actually had more time, then there was a really good chance that she and Tamburello would have ultimately ended up together for the long haul.
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