Overview
- The couple, which confirmed the split Friday to the tabloid Bild, said the separation is still fresh.
- Eric Philippi said the decision to end the relationship came from him.
- Both described being in emotional turmoil and asked for time and privacy to process the breakup.
- The news comes about two months after his public proposal on February 15 at Michelle’s farewell concert in Berlin, which she accepted on stage.
- They had been together since 2022, shared a home in Germany’s Saarland with her youngest daughter and two Saint Bernard dogs, and he had previously spoken of panic attacks treated in a private clinic in 2025.