Kat Stickler Candidly Addresses 'Body Count' Judgments While Opening Up About Her 'Serious' Post-Divorce Relationships

Mar. 15, 2025

Kat Stickler.Photo:Kat Stickler/Instagram

Kat Stickler/Instagram

Kat Stickleris getting real.The content creator, 30, opened up about her personal life in a recentInstagram Reel, candidly discussing the topic of “body count” and her “serious” relationships after finalizing her divorce five years ago.“Let’s talk about body count. And I want to tell you guys exactly how many people I’ve slept with,” she begins in the clip filmed from her car, before adding, “…has said no one ever.“Stickler confirmed that she’s had two “serious” relationships post-divorce before making a point about making personal decisions despite the opinions of others.“If I really cared what people thought… I probably wouldn’t do this for work,” she says in the clip, referencing her job as a content creator who entertains her 13 million-plus followers acrossInstagramandTikTok.Kat Stickler at Billboard Latin Women In Music in 2023.Rich Polk/Billboard via Getty"I’d probably still be married,” Stickler adds of how her life would be effected if she cared what people thought.“I still get messages from men and women shaming if I have a friend who’s a guy. ‘Oh, here’s another one, another one,'” she continues. “Come up with something new!“The social media personality then shared words of wisdom with her followers, encouraging them to make their own choices. “Don’t live your life based on other people’s judgments because, at that point, it’s not your life anymore,” she says.“If you want to go on 10 dates, go on 10 dates. If you want to wait until marriage, wait until marriage. If you want to have sex with 80 guys, go do it!” the mom of one stresses. “I don’t care. Do what you need to do and I’m going to do what I need to do regardless of judgment.“She adds, “Because guess what? No matter what you do… you will be judged. And take this in mind. I have never had someone criticize me who I have envied, who I have wanted to learn from, who I have admired — and that’s a big deal,” she says proudly.“If you let other people dictate what you will or will not do, you’re gonna wake up in 20 years and realize that this life that you’re living is one that you hate,” she says. “So all this to say, step into who you are. [Block out] that outside noise, it’s gonna take practice daily.“Stickler concludes, “If you wanna go on your date, go on your date. If you wanna stay home, stay home. Do it because you want to, not because you feel pressured that you have to be some kind of way.“Kat Stickler at the IHG Hotels & Resorts Suite at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in August 2024.Sara Jaye/GettyThe online personality is the mother of one child, daughter MK, who she shares with her ex-husband. While most of her content is comedy-based, she often opens up about motherhood and her love for her little girl.Parenting and social media stardom aside, Stickler’s turned heads for her very public romance withBacheloralum Jason Tartick. The couple dated for six months beforeannouncing their “amicable” breakupin October 2024.In early February, the reality star opened up to Justin Glaze and Greg Grippo on the Feb. 3 episode of hisTrading Secretspodcastabout his split from Sticklerand shared details on when he knew their relationship was coming to an end.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jason Tartick with Kat Stickler.Jason Tartick/InstagramReflecting on a past trip to Disneyland, which seemingly occurred in October, Tartick, 36, revealed that was also the day he realized he and Stickler were not going to work out.“Last time I saw you Justin [Glaze], it was Disneyland. That’s where we recorded,” he recalled. “That was the day I found out things weren’t going to work in my favor in my last relationship.““That was quite the rollercoaster of a day,” Glaze noted before Tartick continued: “That was a tough day and even a worse day after.“Two days after Glaze shared avideofrom the trip to the theme park on Oct. 10, Tartick took to his Instagram to announce his split from Stickler following six months of dating.“I am sad to share that Kat and I are no longer together,” he wrote in part. “It’s fair to say that I love hard with all my heart and fall fast. Sometimes in life, that works out and other times it doesn’t. This time it didn’t.“Stickler also addressed the breakup in a TikTokvideo. She explained that the split was “amicable” but the relationship “just didn’t work.”

Kat Stickleris getting real.

The content creator, 30, opened up about her personal life in a recentInstagram Reel, candidly discussing the topic of “body count” and her “serious” relationships after finalizing her divorce five years ago.

“Let’s talk about body count. And I want to tell you guys exactly how many people I’ve slept with,” she begins in the clip filmed from her car, before adding, “…has said no one ever.”

Stickler confirmed that she’s had two “serious” relationships post-divorce before making a point about making personal decisions despite the opinions of others.

“If I really cared what people thought… I probably wouldn’t do this for work,” she says in the clip, referencing her job as a content creator who entertains her 13 million-plus followers acrossInstagramandTikTok.

Kat Stickler at Billboard Latin Women In Music in 2023.Rich Polk/Billboard via Getty

Rich Polk/Billboard via Getty

“I’d probably still be married,” Stickler adds of how her life would be effected if she cared what people thought.

“I still get messages from men and women shaming if I have a friend who’s a guy. ‘Oh, here’s another one, another one,'” she continues. “Come up with something new!”

The social media personality then shared words of wisdom with her followers, encouraging them to make their own choices. “Don’t live your life based on other people’s judgments because, at that point, it’s not your life anymore,” she says.

“If you want to go on 10 dates, go on 10 dates. If you want to wait until marriage, wait until marriage. If you want to have sex with 80 guys, go do it!” the mom of one stresses. “I don’t care. Do what you need to do and I’m going to do what I need to do regardless of judgment.”

She adds, “Because guess what? No matter what you do… you will be judged. And take this in mind. I have never had someone criticize me who I have envied, who I have wanted to learn from, who I have admired — and that’s a big deal,” she says proudly.

“If you let other people dictate what you will or will not do, you’re gonna wake up in 20 years and realize that this life that you’re living is one that you hate,” she says. “So all this to say, step into who you are. [Block out] that outside noise, it’s gonna take practice daily.”

Stickler concludes, “If you wanna go on your date, go on your date. If you wanna stay home, stay home. Do it because you want to, not because you feel pressured that you have to be some kind of way.”

Kat Stickler at the IHG Hotels & Resorts Suite at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in August 2024.Sara Jaye/Getty

Sara Jaye/Getty

The online personality is the mother of one child, daughter MK, who she shares with her ex-husband. While most of her content is comedy-based, she often opens up about motherhood and her love for her little girl.

Parenting and social media stardom aside, Stickler’s turned heads for her very public romance withBacheloralum Jason Tartick. The couple dated for six months beforeannouncing their “amicable” breakupin October 2024.

In early February, the reality star opened up to Justin Glaze and Greg Grippo on the Feb. 3 episode of hisTrading Secretspodcastabout his split from Sticklerand shared details on when he knew their relationship was coming to an end.

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Jason Tartick with Kat Stickler.Jason Tartick/Instagram

Jason Tartick/Instagram

Reflecting on a past trip to Disneyland, which seemingly occurred in October, Tartick, 36, revealed that was also the day he realized he and Stickler were not going to work out.

“Last time I saw you Justin [Glaze], it was Disneyland. That’s where we recorded,” he recalled. “That was the day I found out things weren’t going to work in my favor in my last relationship.”

“That was quite the rollercoaster of a day,” Glaze noted before Tartick continued: “That was a tough day and even a worse day after.”

Two days after Glaze shared avideofrom the trip to the theme park on Oct. 10, Tartick took to his Instagram to announce his split from Stickler following six months of dating.

“I am sad to share that Kat and I are no longer together,” he wrote in part. “It’s fair to say that I love hard with all my heart and fall fast. Sometimes in life, that works out and other times it doesn’t. This time it didn’t.”

Stickler also addressed the breakup in a TikTokvideo. She explained that the split was “amicable” but the relationship “just didn’t work.”

source: people.com