How Kate finds balance

The pair has been handling some tense times of late

Formorethanthreemonths, CindyCrawfordandRande Gerber’sdaughterKaia madeheadlinesasshe romancedtroubled comedianPeteDavidson. Weeks later, Kaia’sbigbrotherPresley thrust himself intothespotlightwhenhe debuted a bold‘misunderstood’tattoo on his face on February7.Afterhewas mercilessly trolledforitonsocialmedia, the 20-year-oldmodellashedout–posting a videoofhimselfshootingagun, saying he’s neverbeen‘innocent’and offering his homeaddresssohaterscould confront him inperson. All the dramahassparkedafamily crisis. ‘Cindy andRandeareattheirwit’s end,’saysasource,notingthecouple’s eldestwasforcedtostrikeapleadeal aftergettingaDUIin2019.‘Decidinghow tohandletheirkidshasbeenanightmare andputamajorstrainontheirmarriage.’ Infact,nearly22yearsaftertheytied theknot,Cindy,53,andRande,57,are struggling.‘Afteralloftheseyears,their kids’questionablechoicescouldbewhat finallybreaksthem,’addsthesource. MASS CONFUSION Theydon’tknowwherethingswent wrong.Asidefromhisarrestrecordand tattoos,CindyandRandeareworried thatPresley’sreactiontopeopleonline isasignthingsareescalating. Meanwhile,Kaia’sromancewithPete raisedredflagsfromthestart.Beforethey gottogetherinOctober,Pete–who’sbeen openabouthisdruguseandmentalhealth issues–wentthroughawhirlwindof famouswomenincludingArianaGrande, KateBeckinsaleandMargaretQualley. Therewasmorecauseforconcern, though.DaysafterChristmas,Randeand Cindywerephotographedhavinga tenseconversationoutsideKaia’s MARRIAGE IN CRISIS! RANDE & CINDY After months of dealing with their kids’ drama, the couple’s relationship hits breaking point g g g

PERMANENT DECISION ‘It says “misunderstood” because that’s how I felt my entire life,’ Presley has explained of his new face tattoo –which the source says Cindy was ‘in tears’ over. A source says Kaia’s parents think the model is in over her head with Pete, who hinted at a December rehab stay apartment – where Rande was overheard describing someone upstairs, believed to be Pete, having ‘scratched out eyes’ and needing ‘help’. While Kaia, 18, and Pete, 26, split in January, Cindy ‘isn’t convinced she’s actually stopped seeing Pete’, says the source. THE BLAME GAME Cindy and Rande can’t help but question themselves and each other. ‘They feel as if they failed as parents,’ says the source. ‘And find themselves blaming each other for being bad parents.’

But the truth is Cindy and Rande are wonderful parents. ‘They aren’t bad parents. They always gave Presley and Kaia all the love and support they ever needed,’ says the source. ‘They went to the best schools, had access to every extracurricular activity possible – and yet Cindy and Rande still feel like they didn’t do enough with both of their kids spiralling out of control.’

A split now, amid the chaos, would be heartbreaking and expensive.

‘Nobody wants to see Cindy and Rande divorce,’ says the source. ‘But if they did, it would be one of the messiest divorces ever.’ Cindy, who’s worth an estimated $149 million, made a mint during her lengthy modelling career. Meanwhile, Rande sold his Casamigos tequila company with George Clooney in 2017 for $1.4 billion.

‘Cindy and Rande haven’t given up yet,’ adds the source. ‘But they really are at the end of their rope.’ NEWS