Big Brother couple Tucker Des Lauriers and Rubina Bernabe have called it quits on their relationship.
|
ADVERTISEMENT
|
RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHICH COUPLES HAVE SPLIT UP?? (PHOTOS)
Tucker and Rubina announced their split via their respective Instagram broadcast channels on May 13, according to Parade.
"There has been a lot going on lately and I wanted to finally address things. Rubina and I are taking a break," Tucker, 31, told his subscribers.
"It's very sad but deep down we both know it is what's best for both of us at this time."
Tucker continued, "I've loved and appreciated all the support from each and everyone of you and hope I can still have with you all moving forward. I appreciate your understanding as I navigate this privately."
For her part, Rubina, 35, confirmed she and the East Coast marketing and sales representative "are no longer together."
Rubina shared in a statement, "Grateful to have met him & for the love we shared. Feeling grounded and focused on this next chapter of growth."
"We appreciate your support, your respect, and the space to move through this chapter privately," she added.
"And a big thank you in advance for continuing to support me through every season."
The couple's breakup announcement comes only one month after they apparently had a blast attending Coachella together.
Tucker was known as a competition beast on Big Brother's 26th season, as he won Head of Household and the Power of Veto multiple times.
RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOWRELATED LINK: 'SURVIVOR' COUPLES NOW: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WHO'S STILL TOGETHER?! WHICH SHOWMANCES SPLIT UP? (PHOTOS)
Although Tucker was evicted from the Big Brother house during an August 2024 episode, he went on to be crowned "America's Favorite Houseguest" during the show's finale.
Tucker and Rubina became very close in the Big Brother house and developed a crush on each other.
Last year, Tucker gushed about Rubina following his Big Brother elimination.
"She is so unapologetically herself. I love watching her be her," Tucker told Us Weekly last summer.
"She's as loud as me, which is a very attractive personality trait to me. She's a bundle of joy... but she can be very serious. She's always been there for me when I needed somebody, regardless of how much I was trying to cover it up."
Tucker also called the event bartender from Los Angeles "very empathetic and observant."
In October, Rubina updated the magazine on her blossoming romance with the Big Brother fan-favorite houseguest.
ADVERTISEMENT
"And for it to happen on the show, as reluctantly as it did for me, I think that it makes sense we try to make it work outside."
The following month, the pair told Us that their relationship was "better than ever."
RELATED LINK: 'THE AMAZING RACE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (PHOTOS)
Rubina said in November, "We actually like each other even more now."
And Tucker chimed in, "Getting to see her and her friends and meet her family and just everything, it makes me like her even more."
About The Author: Elizabeth Kwiatkowski
