Love Island’s Wes Nelson, 22, and Arabella Chi, 28, SPLIT after nine months of dating ‘due to their noticeable age gap’
Wes Nelson and Arabella Chi have split.
The couple had been dating for nine months but are said to have ‘grown apart’ and become more aware of their six-year age gap.
Wes, 22, is said to have moved out of the home he shares with the model, 28, so that they don’t have to isolate together under the new lockdown rules.
It’s over: Wes Nelson and Arabella Chi have split. The couple had been dating for nine months but are said to have ‘grown apart’ and become more aware of their six-year age gap
Wes is now living with pal and former Love Island star, Josh Denzel.
A source told The Sun: ‘It’s all over. They started to grow apart and the age gap became really noticeable between them.
‘They want to remain civil with each other and hope to remain friends.’
A representative for Wes and Arabella confirmed the news to MailOnline.
Separated: Wes, 22, is said to have moved out of the home he shares with the model, 28, so that they don’t have to isolate together under the new lockdown rules
The news will come as a shock to their fans, as just last week the pair revealed that they were enjoying their time in lockdown together.
Speaking to OK! Online, Wes said: ‘It’s been alright. It’s hard to get out at the moment, isn’t it? We’re just trying to do our piece of exercise a day.
‘We spend a lot of time with each other anyway so it’s been okay to self-isolate because it’s pretty much what we have been doing anyway, it’s the same as before but we’re just not getting out and about.’
Happier times: The news will come as a shock to their fans, as just last week the pair revealed that they were enjoying their time in lockdown together
Wes and Arabella moved into their first flat together back in December, gushing that they were ready to start ‘the next chapter’ of their life.
Arabella previously told MailOnline that having a relationship in the public eye has not been tough for the pair, saying: ‘It hasn’t been difficult at all. From day one, we’ve made it the most normal relationship.
‘We’ve never been like: “Oh, we’re having a relationship in the public eye”. We just try to forget that. We’re not like: ”You can’t do this, you can’t do that.”
New roommate: Wes is now said to be living with pal and former Love Island star, Josh Denzel, and the pair were pictured working out together in the park in London on Tuesday
‘We’re just two normal people who like each other. We just do things like how you would in any relationship and that’s what’s made us really strong.’
In 2018, Wes reached the final of Love Island with former exotic dancer Megan Barton-Hanson, before ending their relationship in January 2019.
Arabella then appeared on the 2019 series of the ITV2 show and struck up a brief romance with Danny Williams, but was dumped from the island after just seven days.
Former flames: In 2018, Wes reached the final of Love Island with former exotic dancer Megan Barton-Hanson, before ending their relationship in January 2019