Woman discovers her wife faked a terminal cancer diagnosis after reading the bestselling novel The Fault in Our Stars and realizing the plot was “IDENTICAL” to her spouse’s own “illness story”.
- Yaya Kampen from California uploaded a clip to TikTok detailing the incident
- She says when she saw The Fault In Our Stars, the film was eerily similar to her ex-wife’s situation and a direct fit for the main character
- As Yaya read the book, she found that her wife used the exact same phrases
- As a result, she got her ex to confess that she lied about her illness
A woman has revealed how a book-turned-film made her realize her wife was faking a diagnosis of terminal cancer.
Yaya Kampen, from California, uploaded a clip to TikTok detailing the incident, which centered on John Green’s 2012 bestseller, The Fault In Our Stars.
Yaya credits the American author in her post, stating, “Your book has actually completely changed my life twice, and in the strangest way possible.”
She then describes how when she saw the film adaptation in 2014, she realized that the main character’s story was eerily similar to that of her wife, who was said to have end-stage bone cancer, and as she did further research, she came up with the truth to light.
Yaya Kampen, from California, uploaded a clip to TikTok detailing the incident, which centered on John Green’s 2012 bestseller, The Fault In Our Stars
When Yaya saw the film adaptation in 2014, she realized that the main character’s story was eerily similar to that of her ex-wife, who was said to have end-stage bone cancer
Yaya shared what happened while watching The Fault In Our Stars, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort: “At the time, I was married to someone who was dying of terminal bone cancer.
“She only had a few months to live, so it was a very poignant story.
“But as I watch the film, I realize that my wife’s life is almost identical to the plot.”
Yaya admits she didn’t know her wife long before their marriage as time was of the essence because of her cancer.
But she was beginning to get suspicious of the woman she was in love with and went back to read Green’s book to get more clues as to what was going on.
The Fault In Our Stars follows Hazel Grace Lancaster, played by Woodley, a 16-year-old battling stage four thyroid cancer who is forced into a support group by her parents.
Yaya found out her ex was living a lie and based her life on a fictional character in the book A Fault In Our Stars, which was later made into a film
While attending meetings, the teenager develops a relationship with Augustus “Gus” Waters, played by Elgort, a former high school jock who lost his leg to osteosarcoma.
Yaya explains that after seeing the film and feeling the plot was “just too close,” she went back to read Green’s book, “and even the phrases you used she would use on a daily basis.”
You know it’s been a hot minute since I got stunned by a TikTok SO. I was just unprepared for the journey you took us on
Addressing the author directly at the end of her TikTok, Yaya says, “So it was your story that inspired her to fake terminal bone cancer, but it was also your movie from that story that first set off alarm bells for me, um to prove that she lied to me about terminal bone cancer.’
For any concerned viewers, Yaya says her now-ex is “still alive and well.”
To date, Yaya’s insightful TikTok has been viewed more than 2.5 million times, with thousands of viewers expressing shock at her story.
TikToker @Lucky wrote: “You know it’s been a hot minute since I got caught out by a TikTok SO. I was just unprepared for the journey you took us on.’
And @MariekeVanRavenhorst commented: “I watched this three times because I refused to believe I got you right. WHAT.’
In the comments, Yaya, who works as a postpartum doula, writes that she married another woman after the incident and “hit the jackpot the second time around.” [around]’.
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