For years, millions of people watched Shay and Tanner Martin face the unimaginable together. Now, one year after Tanner's death, Shay just shared a huge life update with fans—and not everyone knows how to feel about it.
The influencer announced on Sunday, August 2, that she has remarried, sharing an emotional video on Instagram explaining how she reached the decision after losing Tanner to stage 4 colon cancer in June 2025.
Addressing the followers who have supported her family through the years, Martin said she wanted to answer the questions she'd been seeing about how she and their daughter AmyLou have been doing. "It's been a year filled with both heartbreak and sadness, but also incredible blessings," she said. "We've welcomed AmyLou. We've lost Tanner. I moved home to Arizona where I grew up, and I found love again."
Martin explained that her late husband had long hoped she would one day find someone who would love both her and their daughter. "One of the greatest hopes Tanner had was that I would find someone who would love AmyLou as his own. And honor the life that Tanner and I built together," she shared.
She went on to say her new husband has embraced Tanner's memory rather than replacing it, and shared some footage from their wedding day. "He has never asked me to leave Tanner behind. Never," Martin said. "He honors Tanner."
One important message she wanted to share with her followers was that “moving forward is not the same as moving on." She also acknowledged that, during Tanner's illness, she once believed she would never remarry before realizing, "There is enough love to give. You can never run out of love, and I will never graduate from grief."
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Martin's announcement quickly sparked a wide range of reactions.
“Remarrying only after a year is insane,” one wrote in the comments.
Another asked, “She got a new man and her husband died a year ago ???”
“A year goes by so quickly. How does this happen so fast? I’m happy for you but it feels so unnaturally fast,” said a third.
But others were supportive of Shay’s journey.
“I’m so happy for you. ❤️ I know some people might have mixed feelings or questions about moving on after loss, so I wanted to share that anticipatory grief is very real,” one wrote.
“There’s no timeline on love and grief. Both intertwined. I’m happy for you Shay!” shared another.
“Him sitting at Tanner’s bench is so sweet. Happy for you Shay ?,” one noted.
Shay reminded followers that the account she and Tanner built together was created to document their journey, raise awareness for colon cancer, and educate others about grief—not to share every detail of her family's life. "My first responsibility is to my family, not the internet," she said, adding that she plans to continue honoring Tanner's legacy of "kindness, hope, and assuming good intent."
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