Love Is Blind UK fans got the news nobody wanted this week: Nicole and Benaiah Grunewald have separated after three years of marriage. Nicole broke it to fans on her Instagram Story on October 12, saying that when she said“I do,”she never imagined she’d be sharing this kind of news one day. She described herself as devastated and asked for privacy while she focuses on moving forward.
For anyone who watched them find each other in the pods, this one lands hard. Nicole and Benaiah made it through the experiment, said yes at the altar, and delivered three years of the real, unfiltered married life that fans rarely get from the show. They were proof that the pods sometimes get it right. Now they join a rough stretch for reality TV couples in general.
Their split also slots into a very long list of 2026 celebrity breakups. Bill Hader and Ali Wong ended things in January, Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen separated after 18 years of marriage, and Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid called it quits after more than a decade together. Long-term couples have been hit especially hard this year, and fans are starting to feel it.
Which celebrity or reality TV split of 2026 surprised you the most? Tell us in the comments.
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