As many reality TV breakups go, it started with Stella Mickunaite and Filip Gregov from Married At First Sight (MAFS) unfollowing each other on Instagram.
And now, Daily Mail Australia has confirmed that Filip and Stella have ended their engagement just eight months after his MAFS finale proposal.
A source says that Stella was the one who ended the relationship. “It was ultimately Stella who decided to end things. She’d been wrestling with it for a while and eventually realised they just weren’t on the same page about what they wanted out of life,” the source claimed.
In a cryptic Instagram post, Stella shared the sad news with her followers. “It would be easy to tell this story by deciding who was right and who was wrong. To point fingers. To protect my ego. To pretend I was perfect. But no,” her post began.
“I’m not here for that. Far from it. I made mistakes. I have regrets.”
She went on to say that her short-lived engagement to Filip had taught her many lessons about relationships and herself. “Life has a beautiful way of teaching us. Sometimes gently. And sometimes, when we miss the gentle lessons… Life delivers one that’s heartbreakingly loud. This one was loud. Boy, was it loud,” she wrote.
“This relationship quietly revealed something I couldn’t see before. Sometimes, sitting quietly beside that ambition… was fear.”
Read Stella’s full post below:
In a further comment, Stella shared some choice words about the MAFS relationship. “I’d rather be remembered for my honesty than admired for a version of myself that simply is fake,” she wrote.
“I’d rather be seen as deeply human… than perfectly curated. Maybe that’s what being human really is. Not getting every chapter right. Not avoiding heartbreak. Not always knowing how to love perfectly.”
She ended the comment, reflecting that “If this chapter has taught me anything, it’s this: The person I become because of this pain matters far more than the pain itself.”
Filip is yet to publicly address the split. Chattr reached out to him but he declined to comment at this time.
It appears that both Filip and Stella have removed some of their most recent photos together from Instagram. However, he is still tagged in some old posts, suggesting that he hasn’t been blocked. That said, Stella doesn’t appear to be tagged in Filip’s posts, which could mean that he has blocked his ex-fiancée.
Why did Stella and Filip split?
A source told the Daily Mail their breakup was partly due to their finances. “Stella has always been very ambitious and wanted someone who could provide the lifestyle she was looking for,” the insider claimed.
“She wanted a partner who could really support her financially, and she didn’t feel Filip was in that position.”
Apparently, they’ve largely been living separate lives for the past few months. “With Filip based in Melbourne for work and Stella spending more time with friends in Sydney, they were living quite separate lives,” the source added.
With Stella reportedly initiating the split, Filip is said to be left emotionally distraught. “Filip is absolutely heartbroken,” the insider said.
“He genuinely thought they had a future together, but he’s trying to keep himself busy by throwing himself into work and spending as much time as possible with his family in Melbourne.”
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