One of her former castmates, Kate Stoltz, confirmed that Chapel Schmucker did not have cancer during filming. In a series of tweets that have since been deleted (but were captured by Starcasm), Kate wrote that Chapel "was NOT doing chemo when the show was filmed. She was in remission and had us all fooled into thinking she was very sick." In another tweet, Kate accuses Chapel of using cancer and chemo "to cover up a heroin addiction."
Chapel got out of prison in December 2016 and revealed on Facebook that she and Andrew Schmucker would not be returning to the show. A fan suggested she "pack up, move and start over," to which Chapel replied, "Already doing all those things" (via Starcasm).
Now, things appear to be on the up and up for Chapel. Nicki Swift reported that in January 2019, Chapel revealed on Facebook that she was three years sober from opiates and that she had made good on her pledge to pack up and start over, writing that she "had to leave punxsy and start a new life where I knew no one to maintain sobriety." The post has since been made private.
