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During the reunion, the couple had a tense on-air confrontation about the status of their relationship. Both admitted things had been difficult, and Nicole criticized Kendall for not communicating with her. When Kendall replied that they’d been giving each other space, Nicole hit back by saying he’d lied to her.
According to Nicole, Kendall told her that the explicit video of him was taken “years ago” with an ex-girlfriend. But she found out a few days after from their costar JaNa Craig that the video was actually taken from the hotel room right before he went on “Love Island USA” for someone on a dating app.
Nicole also accused Kendall of not checking in on her during her social media break, while Kendall maintained he was just trying to give her space. Nicole said she believed that Kendall loved her and that she loved him too, and that she wanted to repair her relationship with him. Kendall said he wanted to fix their relationship too, and get past the lie he’d told her.
Unfortunately, that didn’t end up happening. On Tuesday, August 20, Nicole revealed on Instagram Stories that Kendall had broken up with her just days after the reunion was filmed.
“On August 18th, Kendall and I agreed our relationship was worth working on, and we were making plans for me to visit him in Dallas soon. However, today, on August 20th, he called and ended things,” she wrote.
“While I understand and respect his decision, it’s hard to process this one. I opened up to him in the villa and still love and care for him now,” she continued. Nicole ended the post by saying she was “struggling mentally” and requested privacy to deal with the split.
In his own Instagram Stories post shared shortly after, Kendall confirmed Nicole’s version of the breakup.
“I have decided to end things with Nicole. It reached a point where it was not healthy for us to continue the relationship,” he wrote. “I still love and care for Nicole. I’ve never developed such strong feelings for a woman in my life. I have no regrets for the connection I made with her in the villa and it was real.”
He ended his post by saying that Nicole doesn’t deserve any hate and asked fans to stop leaving negative comments and DMs.
“We’re taking this time to focus on our mental health. Thank you guys,” Kendall wrote.