Love Island's Megan Barton-Hanson reveals she's split with Wes Nelson in lengthy statement
She posted the news on her Instagram story
Last updated 26th Jan 2019
In news that will shock fans of the 2018 Love Island series, there's been ANOTHER split. This time it's Wes and Meg! Just hours after it was reported that thieves had broken into Wes Nelson and Megan Barton-Hanson's home, the Love Island 2018 couple have announced they've SPLIT.
Megan, who had publicly fallen out with Wes' Dancing On Ice partner Vanessa Bauer last week, confirmed the news on her Instagram Story, as well as revealing they will continue to co-parent their hamster.
She wrote a some-what joking message on Instagram that read, 'It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate, We have been working hard for well under a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.
She continued, 'We are however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. We are parents first and foremost, to one incredibly wonderful hamster and we ask for his and out space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time. We haven't really conducted our relationship that privately , and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner. Love, Megan & Wes'.
Megan later posted another follow up comment that was slightly more serious. She wrote, 'In all seriousness, I am so grateful and so blessed to have found Wes, I will always love and adore him and I am so lucky to call him my best friend, it has been an incredibly hard devision to make for both of us but we are both looking forward to moving on together as friends and supporting each other in everything we do. I will be down at Dancing On Ice tomorrow to watch him smash i again. Only one thing left to say come on Wes and Vanessa'.
The split will probably come as no surprise to fans of the ITVBe show, after tensions between the two have been seemingly rising in recent weeks.
After Megan was spotted looking rather glum as she watched Wes Nelson perform on Dancing On Ice, the model took it upon herself to slam his skating partner, calling her out for tactically splitting from her own boyfriend.
However, after Wes jumped to his girlfriend's defence, the pair then put on a united front at the National Television Awards on Tuesday night, looking loved-up for the cameras.
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Despite splitting for a number of months in 2017, the couple rekindled their romance when Cara discovered she was expecting the couple's first child.
Series Two: Nathan Massey and Cara de la Hoyde
The couple later welcomed a baby boy called Freddie in December 2016.
Sharing the happy news on social media, Nathan wrote, 'The day has finally come !!!! Myself and @cara_delahoyde have become parents to our beautiful baby boy !!! Massive hats off to Cara Who delivered our boy safely !!!!! #thenextchapter 💙👶🏼sic
In July 2018, Cara and Nathan announced they are now engaged with Nathan popping the question in the villa they first met.
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After leaving the villa together when they finished in second place behind Cara and Nathan, the couple haven't looked back!
Series Two: Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen
Just a few months after leaving the villa, Alex popped the question to Olivia during a romantic trip to New York.
The couple married in a luxury ceremony in 2018, with parts of their wedding being shown on their very own TV show.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
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Despite all of the drama with Jess and 'Muggy Mike', Dom proposed to his girlfriend in September 2016.
Series Three: Dom Lever and Jess Shears
The couple have cashed in on promotional shoots together, appearances, and even got 'married' on Good Morning Britain on Valentine's Day.
Despite the 'fake wedding', Jess and Dom then tied the knot for real in 2018, when they married at a private ceremony on the Greek island of Mykonos. In October 2019, they welcomed a child together.
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
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After enjoying time together outside of the show and meeting each other's families, the couple are living happily ever after.
Series Three: Jamie Jewitt and Camilla Thurlow
The loved up couple have since traveled the world together on charity missions... can they get any better?
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After Megan's announcement today, will the pair reunite like fellow Love Island stars Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer?
Megan and Wes were one of the favourites behind eventual winners Jack and Dani on the 2018 series of Love Island.
Despite finishing fourth in the series, the pair were smitten and quickly moved in together after leaving the villa.
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