John Cena and Nikki Bella Break Up After Six Years Together, End Engagement

After six years together, John Cena and Nikki Bella have called it quits.

In a joint statement posted on Bella’s Twitter and Instagram accounts on Sunday night, they announced their separation as a couple.

“After much contemplation and 6 years of being together Nikki Bella and John Cena announced today their decision to separate as a couple,” the statement reads.

“While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another. We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives.”

We love you all ❤️ N pic.twitter.com/ooACLFXeMv

— Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) April 16, 2018

We love you all ❤️

A post shared by Nikki Bella (@thenikkibella) on Apr 15, 2018 at 6:30pm PDT

US Weekly broke the news of their break-up, with the joint statement exclusively released to the publication.

Cena, 40, proposed to Bella, 34, one year ago at WrestleMania 33. The two had been dating since 2012. The pair were last were spotted in public together at Wrestlemania 34 on Sunday, April 8.

On Saturday, Cena posted an Instagram photo of a quote from Walt Whitman that reads, “We were together. I forget the rest.”

A post shared by John Cena (@johncena) on Apr 15, 2018 at 4:33am PDT

Last month, Cena spoke with Us Weekly about his relationship with Bella, feeling that it takes a lot of work.

“Relationships are hard. Don’t ever think that love is easy. Love is beautiful, but we’ve had to come to the realization after being together for five years that love is not easy,” Cena said. “We work every day on us. We have our problems just like everybody else. Some of our problems are very public, some of them aren’t. But we work every day on us. Anytime I get upset, I always just realize that I can’t live without her and I love her and that’s why I cave in on a lot of stuff.”

He continued: “It takes being able to mesh two lives. I would never ever want Nicole to be in a position where she says, ‘I’m holding you back from doing this because I feel it’s wrong for us.’ And I would never say that to her. That’s why she’s super busy and sometimes we don’t see each other for months at a time, but when we do see each other, it’s our time together. I think, for now at least, that is certainly what’s making this work.”