Overview
- The pair won the ITV series in February, taking about 35% of the public vote in the finale hosted by Maya Jama.
- Sources say they agreed last week they were better off as friends after finding it difficult to make the relationship work off-camera.
- Reports indicate they never formally defined the relationship following the show and struggled to spend time together once normal life resumed.
- Samie is currently in New York for River Island work, while a source close to Ciaran says he is disappointed the romance did not continue.
- Fans flagged reduced mutual posts and engagement, Tyrique Hyde’s online interaction with Samie, and Ciaran apparently unfollowing Hyde as signs of strain, though neither winner has confirmed a split.