‘Finding Prince Charming’ Contestant Chad Spodick Dead at 42

Chad Spodick — a contestant on “Finding Prince Charming” who progressed pretty far during the show’s one and only season — has died.

A close friend to Chad tells TMZ … the reality star died Wednesday. The cause of death was not shared.

Chad’s family friend Kate Werbowski set up a GoFundMe to help out Chad’s mother with funeral expenses and expenses related to his five pets … and, on the page, she calls his death “sudden and heartbreaking” in the post.

Spodick encouraged those around him to grow and to believe in themselves, Webowski writes … adding he loved his animals — his four dogs and his bird, Cosmo. Webowski did not reveal a cause of death.

Chad was one of the 13 men who appeared in the 2016 show “Finding Prince Charming” — a show like “The Bachelor” — hosted by *NSYNC star Lance Bass.

During the show, model and interior designer Robert Sepúlveda Jr. chose between his suitors … handing out black ties in lieu of roses.

Spodick made it all the way to episode 6 — becoming one of the last five guys on the show … but, he shared his struggles with trust issues at the time and ultimately quit the program of his own volition. Eric Leonardos — a hair stylist from Los Angeles — ended up winning the show.

Chad was also a successful real estate agent who was working in New York at the time the show aired back in 2016.

Spodick was 42.