2023 was a tough year—especially for the longevity of celebrity relationships. I mean, we’ve seen the fallout of showbiz’s strongest romance stories—some of which spanned a decade and more. In the words of Tyra Banks, “I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you! How dare you?!”
But although heartbreaking, breakups are just part of life—so as much as we grieve what could’ve been of these broken relationships, we’re also rooting for the healing of those involved moving forward.
Thank you, next: These are the high-profile stars who called it quits this year.
Biggest celebrity breakups of 2023
Kim Chiu and Xian Lim
The latest couple in this list is KimXi, who were romantically linked for 12 years. Kim took to Instagram today to announce the sad news, following months of speculations about their ~*shaky*~ relationship. “We shared more than a decade of love, each other’s support system, and many beautiful memories. It was our mutual decision to transition our relationship into what we hope to be a lifelong friendship,” she wrote.
On his account, Xian gave back the love to his now ex-girlfriend. “I wish that you will find all the happiness and love you are searching for. You deserve nothing but the best.” OK now, pass the tissues!
Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla
High-profile couple KathNiel made headlines when they broke up this year, after eleven years and a long string of iconic series and movies together. “What Deej and I had was real. It was never for show. We were together not because of the cameras, not because of the fans, not because of the money that comes with a successful love team. We were genuinely in love,” part of Kath’s heartfelt breakup message read.
Weeks after the news, their appearance in the recently held Asia Artists Awards 2023 ignited reconciliation rumors, which Kath was quick to *subtly* shut down. “No looking back, only moving forward,” read her recent post in her ~*healing*~ era.
Miles Ocampo and Elijah Ocampo
This year also marked the end of the road for the relationship of Miles and Elijah, who had a relatively short but sweet relationship. The actor himself confirmed the fallout in an interview: “We broke up a couple of months ago. But I’m always gonna have love for her. I’m always gonna support her in whatever she does. I’m always gonna be her number one fan basically. But right now, we’re just taking our time, figuring out ourselves and our lives right now.”
Andrea Brillantes and Ricci Rivero
Arguably one of the most ~makalat~ breakups of the year, Ricci and Andrea apparently took their time before confirming that they ended their relationship. Slamming rumors that he cheated on the actress, the former UAAP basketball star had a controversial breakup post. “I own up to the mistake of not making my relationship status public because I felt there’s no need to add up to what we’re going through. Please respect our decision to keep it to ourselves so that we can preserve what’s left of our friendship,” the basketball athlete posted on X (formerly Twitter.)
“I hope let’s stop creating your own versions and dragging other characters into these false accusations. I am sorry for whatever disappoinments it may have caused you – for everyone’s peace of mind, please allow ourselves to heal and move on peacefully without hate and pain,” he concluded.
