Catherine Paiz addresses cheating scandal in explosive Call Her Daddy interview

Social media influencer broke her silence in an exclusive tell-all interview with host on the . The YouTuber candidly spoke about the moment she found out her ex-husband, Austin McBroom, had cheated on her while she was pregnant.

Catherine Paiz and Austin McBroom’s rose to fame in 2016 thanks to their channel, The ACE Family, which gained millions of subscribers through family-content vlogs, pranks and challenges. Together, they share three children named Elle, Alaia and Steel.

Becoming one of the biggest family YouTube channel of the 2010s, the couple left fans speechless when they announced their divorce in January 2024. The couple cited "irreconcilable differences" as a reason for their split.

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During her interview with Alex, Catherine described how she found out that Austin had cheated on her after seeing a text from another woman on his phone while she was pregnant. She said: “I grabbed the phone. This long text comes through 'If you really love your wife.' I was like, yelling, screaming, 'Tell me please, please just tell me who that was. I feel so stupid, just tell me. I’m having a baby, please, just tell me.'"

Breaking down into tears, she recalled various moments and public statements, denying that she had permitted him to cheat on her as long as he didn’t "embarrass her”. Catherine also vowed on raising her kids to never cheat “on the person you love”.

Catherine also revealed there were another “20 or something” women, stating that at one point she felt like she was being “gaslighted”. She added: “I was so afraid to say 'I’m an idiot.' I just didn’t see it.”

The podcast episode will also tackle several other topics, such as her YouTube channel earnings and other cheating rumours the couple faced. It follows Catherine's announcement earlier this month that her memoir Dolores: My Journey Home: Finding Myself Beyond the ACE Family would be released on July 11.

It will reportedly touch on Austin's alleged infidelity and while didn't deny the infidelity accusations included in the book, according to the, he did share a lengthy Snapchat video stating that Paiz was aware of his behaviour throughout their marriage and that they stayed together for years despite it.

Fans have flooded social media with comments in support of Catherine, with many expressing their excitement in hearing Catherine’s side of the story. One exclaimed in capital letters: “CATHERINE PAIZ TELL ALL, OH I’M SAT,” with another making arrangements to listen to the episode in full: “Cancelling all my plans.”

A third one said: “I’m not even into social media celebs like that but the way my jaw dropped. I will be sat for this one fosho!!” A fourth one wrote: “The devil works harder, but Alex Cooper works 1000 times harder.”

The Call Her Daddy podcast is one of the most streamed YouTube podcasts. It features A-list celebrities discussing their personal and professional lives and answering questions they usually dodge. Some guests included Hailey Bieber, Millie Bobby Brown, Zayn Malik, Chappel Roan, Khloé Kardashian, , Post Malone and many more.