Big Brother stars Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan have split after 17 months together.

The pair, who formed a surprise romance after meeting on the ITV show, announced the ‘incredibly sad’ news that they’d decided to go their separate ways.

Henry announced the split on Instagram Stories on Tuesday, writing: ‘After a lot of thought, Jordan and I have decided to go our separate ways.

‘It’s incredibly sad, and we’re both hurting, but we know it’s the right step.

‘We’re so grateful for the love and support you’ve shown us – thank you. Please give us some space as we figure things out privately.’

Jordan went onto share the break-up in his own post, writing: ‘After many happy times, memories and precious experiences, Henry and I have parted ways.

‘I want to thank everyone who has supported us. We will always remain close friends. Cheers.’ 

Big Brother stars Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan have split after 17 months together, after falling in love on the ITV show

The pair announced the ‘incredibly sad’ news that they’d decided to go their separate ways, with Henry posted the news on his Instagram Stories

Jordan went onto share the break-up in his own post, writing: ‘After many happy times, memories and precious experiences Henry and I have parted ways’

Just nine days before announcing their split, Jordan and Henry’s romance seemed to be stronger than ever, as they made a joint appearance on Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live, where they recreated their steamy hot tub smooch. 

However, they had announced earlier this month that their joint podcast, Club Sandwich, would be going on a hiatus for the current series of Celebrity Big Brother, simply saying at the time they were working on an ‘exciting new series.’

Jordan left viewers gripped when their close friendship blossomed into romance on ITV’s first series of BB in 2023, and just a week after the series ended, they made their relationship official.

While they began as close pals, things took a turn when Henry admitted he was developing feelings for Jordan, despite the latter’s confession he had his own confusing connection with housemate Matty.

Back in March last year, Jordan and Henry shared how they were ‘taken aback’ to see the ‘endearing’ reactions from fans of their romance on social media.

The pair had kept fans well-updated with their romance on social media, and the former lawyer, despite earning an army of fans for his sarcastic sense of humour, is no stranger to sharing romantic poems about his boyfriend.

After celebrating Jordan’s Big Brother victory at a boozy wrap party, the pair revealed that it took just three days for them to reunite after leaving the house.

Jordan said: ‘It was a strange one for me, but when I first got your number I was a bit taken aback that this person actually exists in the real world.’

Just nine days before announcing their split, Jordan and Henry’s romance seemed to be stronger than ever, as they made a joint appearance on Celebrity Big Brother: Late and Live

Jordan and Henry left viewers gripped when their friendship blossomed into romance on Big Brother in 2023, and just a week after the series ended, they made their relationship official

Henry added: ‘It was weird leaving each other at that breakfast. I’m telling you. OK, ”I’m going now”.

‘I think I went home for maybe like three nights, and then I came straight to yours.’

Referring to their first selfie together, Jordan quipped: ‘That’s where the first picture was taken… We slept probably somewhere we should not have slept – I won’t go into further detail. It was very romantic!’

Jordan then stunned fans by sharing an Instagram post in the early hours revealing that he and Henry made their romance official, writing: ‘The bf term might now be applicable, and I cannot stop smiling.’

Henry revealed: ‘So that was really interesting. We’d kind of talked about sort of the next steps in our relationship, like progressing it to being boyfriends, we’d spoken about it unofficially.

‘And then I go to sleep one night, 1am, Jordan posts ”I think we can call each other boyfriends now”. I find out when I wake up, Capital FM turns on. It’s like: ”Big Brother fans. Henry and Jordan are officially boyfriends!” I went ”are we?”

Jordan joked: ‘I said BF and I thought BF could be ambiguous! Could be best friends! I did intend for boyfriend – I was missing you!’

The duo sent fans into a frenzy back in November with how they debuted their short-lived podcast, Club Sandwich.

Taking to Instagram to share a surprise new clip, Jordan and Henry sent fans wild by hinting that they had got engaged, a little over a year to the day since they departed the BB house.

However, all was not as it seems, as the tongue-in-cheek post was actually announcing their Club Sandwich podcast.

The clip showed a loved-up Henry and Jordan enjoying a romantic stroll together, before the food writer suddenly got down on one knee.

However, instead of presenting him with a ring, Henry offered his boyfriend a sandwich instead, before announcing that the launch of their new podcast was just hours away.

Sharing the clip on both of their accounts, the post was captioned: ‘We said yes!’

‘…but not to what you think!’ We’re thrilled to announce @ClubSandwichpod, our brand-new podcast that’s (kind of) about sandwiches, but really about so much more. Join us every Wednesday as we serve up laughs, stories, and dish out the goss!’

While many fans were quick to share their delight at the podcast’s announcement, others confessed that they were initially excited by news of an engagement.

Jordan and Henry are also the second Big Brother romance to come to a sad end this year, with MailOnline revealing back in February that 2024 stars Nathan King and Rosie Williams had split after a whirlwind three-month romance.