After accidentally returning to Instagram on Thursday, Dan Single made his intentional return on Saturday, exactly twelve months after his Paris balcony fall.
The Ksubi founder shared twenty emotional posts – and counting – in the space of just over an hour, eventually confirming his split with Bambi Northwood-Blyth.
Alongside an image of his estranged wife, he explained: ‘When I fell, my hips and pelvis broke in half, and with that our D&B co-dependent relationship broke too.’
‘No bad vibes’: Dan Single CONFIRMS split with Bambi Northwood-Blyth on 12-month anniversary of his balcony fall as he returns to Instagram to share 19 emotional posts in 1 hour
‘We were no longer joined at the hip. Two people cannot live as one, it’s not healthy, you can try but you’re really living half a life.’
Although several sources had announced the split, Saturday’s post was the first time the DJ and designer has publicly confirmed the allegations.
Bambi has not commented on their relationship status in the twelve months following Dan’s three-storey fall from his bedroom window at the Hotel Grand D’Amour, Paris.
‘I returned home in a wheelchair’: After accidentally returning to Instagram on Thursday, Dan made his intentional return on Saturday, exactly twelve months after his Paris balcony fall
Emotional: The Ksubi founder shared twenty emotional posts – and counting – in the space of just over an hour, eventually confirming his split with Bambi Northwood-Blyth
Dan explained on Saturday: ‘We both have our own journeys to go on now, ones that we couldn’t have gone on together.’
‘We are respectful and happy for what each other has got going on, no bad vibes.’
Broken: Alongside an image of his estranged wife, he explained: ‘When I fell, my hips and pelvis broke in half, and with that our D&B co-dependant relationship broke too’
He continued to expand upon the comments he accidentally made on Thursday, where he praised Bambi for her ongoing support.
‘I will love her to the moon and back for eternity, she is one of the most beautiful, kindest and funniest humans I know,’ Dan wrote.
‘I learnt a lot from her and am so grateful to have shared many adventures with this beautiful girl.’
Better apart: Dan explained on Saturday: ‘We both have our own journeys to go on now, ones that we couldn’t have gone on together’
In another heartfelt post, he told the story of how he ‘DIED. Came back to life, [and] was in a coma for 8 days.’
Alongside an X-ray image of his shattered hip and pelvis, he spoke of overcoming fears he would never walk again: ‘[Now] I can walk without crutches, I can surf, I can run slowly’.
‘To the moon and back’: ‘I will love her to the moon and back for eternity, she is one of the most beautiful, kindest and funniest humans I know,’ Dan wrote
‘Enough information?’ He continued to expand upon the comments he accidentally made on Thursday, where he praised Bambi for her ongoing support
He insisted: ‘Instead of talking about all the pain and all the operations my body went through, I am going to show you the positive side of my experience.’
Dan went on to praise his mother, ‘Dr Judes’ and father, ‘The Andy Man,’ for ‘putting up with [his] moods and craziness,’ over the past year.
Alive: In another heartfelt post, he told the story of how he ‘DIED. Came back to life, [and] was in a coma for 8 days’
Late pop icon David Bowie received a dedication, captioned simply: ‘HERO.’
The Ksubi founder also spoke of his renewed reliance on meditation, and revealed his new favourite word was ‘EMPATHY.’
He also explained the posts he shared, then quickly deleted on Thursday night.
Dan went on to praise his mother, ‘Dr Judes’ and father, ‘The Andy Man,’ for ‘putting up with [his] moods and craziness,’ over the past year
The posts took aim at various media reports on his accident and the fallout, including an extended rant targeted at a News Corp journalist who had contacted him for comment.
‘I was planning to call out certain journalists and media because the year was made an awful lot harder due to a heap of stories made up about me,’ Dan explained.
He was ‘Hoping that they might look for a bit of empathy inside of themselves so next time someone else who is going through a hard time might just get a break.’
‘HERO’: Late pop icon David Bowie received a dedication, captioned simply: ‘HERO’
‘But it’s bigger than the media, it applies to all of us. SOMETIMES LIFE’S NOT EASY.’
‘Why do we as people that know NOTHING about each others situation feel the need to make it harder?’
Dan reasoned: ‘Everybody’s journey is different and we should be supportive and compassionate to each and every one. This is empathy.’
‘The people that feel the need to hate on others are often the ones that feel unloved themselves.’
Empathy: The Ksubi founder also spoke of his renewed reliance on meditation, and revealed his new favourite word was ‘EMPATHY’
Please explain: He also explained the posts he shared, then quickly deleted on Thursday night
Plans: ‘I was planning to call out certain journalists and media because the year was made an awful lot harder,’ he said
He concluded: ‘So to everyone, that has hated on me or I maybe have hated on in the past, I’m sorry, I LOVE YOU!’
Prior to Thursday, Dan had not posted on Instagram since March 10, 2010, one day before his accident.
Bambi, a model and TV presenter, was in the Hotel Grand D’Amour apartment with Dan on March 11, 2017, when he fell ‘feet first’ from a bedroom window.
‘This is empathy’: Dan decided otherwise, reasoning: ‘Everybody’s journey is different and we should be supportive and compassionate to each and every one. This is empathy’
Alongside two friends, she was seen rushing to a nearby hospital, where Dan was placed in an induced coma.
A month later, previously supportive fans turned on him, labelling him ‘pathetic’ for using fundraising website GoFundMe to ask for $250,000 to cover hospital bills.
It was later claimed Bambi was ‘mortified’ about Dan’s decision to ask for money, and reports subsequently emerged speculating the pair had split during the fallout.
‘I love you!’: He concluded: ‘So to everyone, that has hated on me or I maybe have hated on in the past, I’m sorry, I LOVE YOU!’