Austin McBroom/ Instagram (2) Catherine Paiz and Austin McBroom became famous after growing their YouTube channel, the ACE Family, to 18 million subscribers The former couple posted family vlogging content with their three children — Elle, Alaïa and Steel — before announcing their split in January 2024 Now, Paiz is opening up about McBroom's infidelity and how it led to the end of their marriage Catherine PaizandAustin McBroomrose to fame through the ACE Family, their popular family vlogging channel on YouTube, featuring their three children: Elle, Alaïa and Steel. The former couple launched their channel in 2016 and helped popularize the family vlogging genre with videos featuring pranks, challenges and daily life with their three kids. They soon gained over 18 million subscribers before announcing that they would be completingtheir last year on YouTubein 2022 in order to focus on traveling with their children. While achieving widespread success on YouTube, Paiz and McBroom also faced a series of legal, financial and personal controversies, including the foreclosure of their $10.1 million mansion in Los Angeles in October 2021, according toBusiness Insider. A few years later, in January 2024, Paiz and McBroom announced their divorce in separate, since-deleted Instagram posts, with McBroom calling it "one of the hardest decisions of my life." Now, Paiz is speaking out for the first time in a May 28 interview withAlex Cooperon herCall Her Daddypodcast. Here's everything to know about what happened to the ACE Family and where they are now. Austin McBroom/ Instagram The ACE Family YouTube channel uploaded over 700 videos from their first post in 2016 to theirmost recentin June 2023, where they answered fan questions about their absence and announced they would be streaming on the app Kick. Paiz and McBroom continued to post on their family's Instagram throughout 2023; however, their content became less frequent. Theirfinal postcame in November, with what appeared to be Paiz sharing a poem with the line, "There is true love, for when you go." Both content creators have since pivoted to posting mainly on their individual accounts, with McBroom continuing to share primarily photos of his children while Paiz chooses to focus on herself in her content. Herlast postfeaturing their three kids was in October 2022. The Ace Family/ Instagram Paiz and McBroom announced their divorce in separate Instagram posts in January 2024. "Our paths as a couple have shifted and has created challenges that are irreconcilable," Paiz wrote. She went on to call McBroom her "best friend," writing, "that will never change." McBroom opened up about his separation from Paiz with his younger brother, Landon McBroom, on the first episode of their podcast,Outside Voices, in November 2024. McBroom talked about his decision to play up a "down bad character," filming content that included him renting an RV to park outside of Paiz's house. "I was playing this down bad character, and it was crazy because I feel like a lot of people were relating to me, especially a lot of women were relating to me because after a break up, no one wants to talk about it or act that way on social media," McBroom said. "But that's how people are feeling." Paiz addressed their split months later when a fan asked during an Instagram Q&A if she would ever consider reconciling with McBroom. "There was a reason behind my divorce. But I can say that we're living harmoniously and still learning everyday, we're forever family for as long as we're breathing," Paiz wrote on her Instagram Stories in January 2025. Months later, Paiz opened up more during an appearance onCall Her Daddy, sharing that McBroom cheated on her with at least three women that she know of, and potentially up to 20 women that she'd heard of. McBroom had confirmed his infidelity weeks earlier on Snapchat, where he wrote that his ex condoned his cheating — which Paiz denied. "One thing he said that really just was a punch to the gut was, 'Yes, I cheated and she was OK with it as long as I said you don't embarrass me,' " Paiz said. "That is not true. I never ever said that. I would never say that." Catherine Piaz/ Instagram Ten months after announcing their split, Paiz debuted her new boyfriend, Igor Ten, on Instagram with apostof the two cuddling up poolside. She didn't tag or reveal the name of her new partner at the time, simply captioning the post, "My love… 💞." McBroom talked about seeing the post for the first time on theOutside Voicespodcast, saying he had met Paiz's boyfriend before and thought he was a "great guy." "I'm trusting Catherine's judgement on bringing in the right person to be around our kids," said McBroom. As for McBroom, he announced that he plans to keep all future relationships off social media. "I know moving forward that anyone that I'm with or talking to, I'm gonna keep it private, and that's just my decision," he said. Paiz has since confirmed during her appearance onCall Her Daddythat McBroom is dating someone new, and her children have a good relationship with her. Austin McBroom/ Instagram After their split, McBroom and Paiz continued to have a positive co-parenting relationship with one another, and have spent family time together. Paiz has posted on her Instagram Stories photos of the two celebrating New Year's 2025 with their children and posed with McBroom at various family and friend functions since. During theOutside Voicespodcast, McBroom also added that the two chose to continue living in close proximity to one another so they could both remain near their children. "To me the most important thing now is to have the best co-parenting relationship that I possibly can have with Catherine," McBroom said. "We get to see our kids every day, she lives down the street from me, 5-7 minutes at the most, and we're in communication about our kids every day." In May 2025, Paiz released her memoir,Dolores: My Journey Home, in which she opened up more about McBroom's infidelity. In response, McBroom addressed her claims in his Snapchat stories, explaining his side of the story. Catherine Piaz/ Instagram Paiz and McBroom's children, Elle, Alaïa and Steel, grew up on camera in the ACE family vlogs. The couple even shared the pregnancy journey and birth videos of their two daughters, Elle and Alaïa, before Paiz announced that she had taken a more private approach to the pregnancy of her first son, Steel, in a January 2020Instagrampost. While McBroom and Paiz's older two children have their own Instagram accounts run by their parents, Elle's account has not been active since September 2024, while Alaïa's stopped posting the following month. Read the original article onPeople
