The Block: Whitney and Andrew breakup confirmed

THE Block’s Whitney Nolan has confirmed she and boyfriend Andrew Simmons have broken up.

Whitney told Woman’s Day the pair ended their relationship weeks ago and have been distant since the final week of filming on The Block.

“Officially it has just ended, but in my eyes it was weeks ago, when we started working on the communal level,” the 29-year-old told the mag.

“Yes there were tears,” she added. “He was upset and I was upset, but I think we both understood it was coming to an end. We both knew it was going to happen because I wasn’t happy for a little while.

A Nine spokesperson also told news.com.au that the pair had decided to go their separate ways.
“We can confirm that Andrew and Witney are no longer seeing each other. The split is amicable and the pair remain close friends. They have been great competitors on The Block and we wish them all the very best for the future.”

The magazine reports Whitney dumped Andrew “for being a cry baby” after several emotional breakdowns on the show, which took their toll on her.

“That’s not a bad thing,” she said of Andrew’s tendancy to wear his heart on his sleeve, “but I think sometimes you need to man up a bit and take control.”
Whitney said she wanted Andrew to support her and tell her everything was going to be ok, rather than cry with her and she felt she was “carrying him” through the show.

But Whitney says she doesn’t regret going on the show with her former partner.
“If anything I’m grateful to The Block and what’s come out of it. It would have happened in the future anyway, it’s just something which progressed a lot faster because you do learn things about people so fast in high-pressure situations.

“I thank The Block because what’s the point of wasting time with someone you’re not going to be with forever? I’m single and ready to mingle!”

Andrew says he doesn’t regret showing his emotions on TV and still hopes he and Whitney can get back together one day.

“We certainly did want to take our relationship to the next step. I’ll still be there for her no matter what”.
The pair, who met on Tinder two years ago, have had a tough time on The Block, and even had to undergo counselling to cope with the nasty comments they received on social media.

Andrew experienced multiple stress-related emotional breakdowns in recent episodes while Whitney also revealed she suffered a stress related panic attack which never went to air.

Whitney also revealed the pair were so stressed, they became concerned about each other’s mental health.

“Everyone can see that Andrew has really struggled, he wasn’t 100 per cent himself. He was just trying to get through each day as it comes, he was struggling a bit with depression,” Whitney told News Corp.

They’re not the first couple to have broken up after the show.

Chantelle and Steve, who won a whopping $736,000 on Fan v Faves in 2014 also ended their relationship after a tough time on the show.

Madi and Jarrod, who were the 2013 runners up also got divorced after winning $291,000 on the show.

The results of this year’s auctions, which were held on Saturday, will be revealed in the show’s Grand Finale on Wednesday night.

The pair say they plan to split the profits 50-50.

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