“I haven’t told our children yet… I don’t know how.” Charlie Kirk, 31, taken too soon — his wife’s shattering words have left millions in tears. In a viral interview, Erika Frantzve’s voice broke as she recalled his final call, filled with love and laughter, never knowing it would be the last. Across social media, viewers wept with her, witnessing not just a widow’s grief but a mother’s impossible burden: shielding her children from a truth that destroyed her own world. FULL HERE

Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political commentator, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. He was 31.

The political pundit was sitting at his signature “Prove Me Wrong” table as part of his American Comeback Tour when he was fatally shot. Videos circulating on social media showed Charlie being shot in the neck or side of his head as he answered a question about gun violence, per NPR.

President Donald Trump announced the news of Charlie’s death on Truth Social.

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The political activist, who co-founded the organization Turning Point USA in 2012, was a husband and father to two children. He married former Miss Arizona USA Erika Frantzve in May 2021, and the couple welcomed a daughter in August 2022 and a son in May 2024.

Here’s everything to know about Charlie Kirk’s wife, Erika Frantzve Kirk, and their two children.

Charlie began dating Erika in 2018

Charlie met Erika in 2018 and then had a “very, very long dinner” where he knew “almost immediately” that she was “the one,” as he recalled in a 2024 Turning Point USA video.

In September 2023, Erika reflected on their first date and posted selfies of them hugging.

He married Erika in May 2021
Charlie Kirk and Erika Kirk

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Charlie and Erika got engaged in December 2020. She shared the news by posting a photo of her hugging him while he was down on one knee.

Less than one year later, the couple married in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 8, 2021. Both Erika and Charlie shared photos from the wedding.

In February 2024, Erika wrote in an Instagram post that the nuptials were “very intimate” with no bridesmaids and groomsmen and only their closest family members by their side.