Celebrity breakups of 2024 that really shocked us

Everyone loves a good love story, but unfortunately not all love lives happily ever after.

2024 has been a year when many relationships, both at home and abroad, ended in heartbreak and celebrities went their separate ways.

Here are a handful of breakups that will surprise us and dominate the headlines in 2024.

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury

If there was one breakup story that shocked the world, it was the breakup of Love Island’s golden couple Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury.

We were sure this couple would stand the test of time, and after the birth of their daughter Bambi and Tommy’s surprise proposal in Ibiza, everything looked perfect.

But a year after they got engaged, on August 14, it was revealed that they had called time on their five-year romance.

Tommy later denied cheating rumors during an appearance on This Morning and has since said in multiple interviews that he would work “100 per cent” to win Molly-Mae back.

Now we’re ready to take a closer look at their relationship. Molly-Mae made a tell-all documentary With Prime Video.

Mack Hansen and Roisín Murray

Back on our own shores, rugby star Mack Hansen and Roisín Murray decided to kick off the new year with a fresh start in January.

Careful sports fans noticed that the former couple unfollowed each other on social media. Mack and Roisin were linked for the first time Shortly after moving to Ireland in 2021.

Their split was confirmed when Mack appeared on the Big Jim Show podcast and revealed that he was single and planned to stay that way for a while.

Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll

This couple had perhaps one of the fastest breakups and reunions we’ve ever seen!

Roy He shocked the world at the beginning of the summer when it was announced that he had filed for divorce from Erica, but weeks later he made a U-turn and decided to give their relationship another chance.

Rory looked up for the first time future wife Erica In 2012, when he helped her tee off for a Sunday singles match after she fell asleep during the Ryder Cup.

The couple didn’t start dating until years later following her split from the tennis pro.Caroline Wozniacki and married at Ashford Castle in Mayo in 2017. premarital It is ahead of the union.

In September, the couple was seen embracing and kiss sharing Rory holding their daughter Poppy. I hope 2025 will be more positive for this couple.

Maura Higgins and Bobby Holland

These days, Maura is a busy woman with her modeling career and I’m A Celeb, and in 2024 she split from her former stunt boyfriend Bobby Holland Hanton.

The romance was short-lived, surviving only 10 months. In May 2023, Maura and Bobby were seen leaving Chiltern Fire Station in Marylebone together, followed by the Love Island star confirmed that it was withdrawn from the market during his appearance on the Late Late Show.

It looks like this now The Only Way Is Essex star is happily dating Pete Wicks. Could 2025 be their year?

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter

The rumor mill went into overdrive when it was first reported that old Barry was dating singer Sabrina Carpenter, and only intensified when he appeared in her music video Please, Please, Please.

The couple made their red carpet debut at the Gala Awards in May and people can’t get enough of them ever since!

But all good things can come to an end, and in recent weeks it has been confirmed that the lovebirds are no longer together, taking a break from their relationship due to their busy schedules.

Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes

This was a celebrity couple who seemed committed to each other, but fans couldn’t believe it when Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes called it a day in May.

A statement released on behalf of former This Morning presenters confirmed: I would divorce after-work commitments ‘took their marriage in different directions’.

Eamonn wasted no time in moving on and began a new relationship with his new girlfriend, who was much younger than him. Katie Alexander.

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher also parted ways this year, and although they tried to keep their separation out of the public eye, they soon realized that nothing stays quiet in Hollywood.

The couple, who share children Olive, 16, Elula, 13, and Montgomery, 8, were together for more than two decades after meeting in 2001 and marrying in 2010.

‘We filed a lawsuit jointly to end our marriage in 2023. We have always prioritized our privacy and are quietly working on this change. We will forever share our commitment and love for our children. “We sincerely appreciate that you respect our family’s wish for privacy,” they said.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

When Bennifer got back together after breaking up in 2004, fans thought it meant love would find a way if something was meant to be… but then they broke up!

Just two years after the couple tied the knot in July 2022, Jennifer filed for divorce from Ben on August 20. The news was later confirmed by multiple sources.

A source close to Lopez said the singer was “trying really hard to make things work and is heartbroken.” Their rekindled love began in 2021, nearly 17 years after their first engagement.

The couple initially postponed their September 2003 wedding and eventually separated in January 2004, maintaining a friendly relationship over the years.

Martine McCutcheon and Jack McManus

The summer saw many celebrity breakups, but one we definitely didn’t see coming was singer and actress Martine McCutcheon and Jack McManus.

Announcing the split, Martine explained: ‘After much thought and consideration, Jack has decided that after 18 years together, it would be best for us and I accept his decision,’ she said in a post on social media.’

The star then told fans that the anxiety she experienced after the breakup had left her feeling like a ‘hermit’ and even made her question whether she was ‘losing her mind’.

The couple remained tight-lipped about the reasons for their separation.

Keith Duffy and Lisa Smith

Lisa Duffy met Keith in the early days of Boyzone and chatted after 26 years of marriage Keith and Lisa’s split was revealed in January When they unfollowed each other on Instagram and reportedly moved out of their €1.3 million home in Swords.

The rumors were never confirmed, but in the months that followed the couple made several public appearances together, re-followed each other on social media, and On Father’s Day, Lisa praised Keith.

Fans breathed a sigh of relief as they gathered for the premiere of Gladiator II because the family looked as happy as ever, with Keith’s arm wrapped tightly around Lisa.