FORMER Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard has broken up with his girlfriend Abbie Quinnen – four years after they first met.
Fans had been speculating that the couple had gone their separate ways after noticing clues from MONTHS ago.
Tonight, it was confirmed that AJ, 27, and Abbie split up last week, after the professional dancer “called time” on the romance.
An insider told The Sun of the split: “AJ called time on their relationship last week. She’s devastated.”
While it may come as a shock to some fans – the pair have dropped a number of clues their romance was fizzling out.
Most notably, the couple haven’t been photographed together on their social media pages since the summer.
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Dancer Abbie, 25, hasn’t posted anything of the pair since July – as they posed together at Carfest, looking loved up.
While AJ hadn’t shared a photo of his now ex-girlfriend since earlier the same month, when they hit the Thor red carpet together.
Fans noted how the couple hadn’t been commenting on each other’s posts – with Abbie not posting any loving images of AJ during his SAS Who Dares Wins stint.
The former couple started dating after they met when Abbie was a dancer on his tour four years before announcing their split.
Their split will come as a shock to fans after they revealed plans to marry in the future after growing close in lockdown.
Their bond was then further strengthened after Abbie’s TikTok fireball accident – which left her with severe burns.
The social media stunt went badly wrong and left the 25-year-old with third-degree burns and needing traumatic skin grafts.
AJ became Abbie’s full-time carer, with her mum taking over when he was at work.
She’s been left with scarring on her shoulder and arm as well as losing a strip of hair and part of her ear.
Speaking to The Sun about her relationship with AJ, Abbie said she would often find AJ “hysterically crying from guilt and helplessness” in the aftermath of her accident.
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Abbie said: “It definitely did affect our relationship but I think mostly for the better as it showed me just how much he cared and loved me.
“He’s been by my side every step of the way and even now he comes to every single laser, micro-needling or PRP appointment with me, which I am so grateful for! He’s always there holding my hand.”
She added: “He reassures me constantly and tells me we are together forever. I can’t thank him enough, he’s been so incredible.”
