Love Island’s Ella Thomas confirmed she has separated from her boyfriend and co-star Tyrique Hyde after eight months together.
The former couple, best known for starring on the ITV dating show last summer, emerged from the villa in third place as a strong unit despite the rocky start to their relationship. Since the show, it has been widely rumoured that the pair have struggled to make their romance work in the real world.
It is understood that the long-distance nature of their relationship, with Ella based in Glasgow and Tyrique living in London has put a strain on their relationship. Most recently, the 24-ear-old hunk jetted off to America on a solo trip which left fans concerned about the showbiz couple.
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Ella, who recently signed a six-figure deal with the fast-fashion brand PrettyLittleThing, as also been abroad a lot for work, which has made finding time to see each other tough. Now the raven-haired beauty has confirmed their separation online following an impromptu with Q&A online.
(Image: Johnathan Williams/REX/Shutterstock for PrettyLittleThing)
Taking to Instagram, the 23-year-old was asked by one nosy follower: “Are you still dating Ty?” It was at this point that Ella put an end to the speculation in the now-deleted post.
She explained: “Just to clear things up, we’re not together. Didn’t speak on it while we were figuring things out & dealing with it privately.” The TV personality insisted the pair have no bad blood between each other and went on to share her well wishes to her former flame.
Ella added: “Both agree it’s for the best & wish him well. All love. Thanks to everyone that supported us together and individually [heart emoji].” Following their separation, the model has removed all traces of her ex-boyfriend from her Instagram feed, as has Tyrique.
(Image: ella.thomas23/snapchat)
Daily Star has reached out to a representative for Tyrique Hyde. Before Love Island, the couple had met briefly on a night out in London.
After reuniting in the sun-soaked villa, they quickly grew feelings for each other. But it appears as though their romance wasn’t meant to be after they called time on their romance months later.
They aren’t the only couple to have gone their separate ways in recent months, after Molly Marsh and Zach Noble confirmed their separation back in February. Similarly to Tyrique and Ella, the pair have removed all traces of one another from social media.
(Image: @ellathomas_/Instagram)
This means that Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki are the last remaining couple from the 10th series who are still going strong since the show.
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