Luca Bish claimed his relationship with Gemma Owen was 'getting better and better' days before their split.
Love Island runner-up Gemma took to social media this week to announce she and Luca had split up after three months of dating.
But it seems like fishmonger Luca might have been none the wiser about the break-up and claimed things were great days before.
"It’s going better and better and better, honestly.
"In the villa towards the end everyone could see, you’re just ready to get out, and that timing and when we got out was the best thing that happened to us," he revealed at the TV Choice Awards.
He told Metro.co.uk : "So yeah, loving life."
Meanwhile, at the ITV Palooza on Tuesday, he told reporters that their relationship was 'unbelievable'.
While on the blue carpet at the Royal Festival Hall, Luca was asked about the state of his relationship. He told journalists: "Yeah, unbelievable.
"She was on the phone before I stepped through here today and then I'm back up there tomorrow, so good to see you when we can and that's it."
Luca also spoke about how the long journeys to see one another was "worth it" as well as the prospect of spending their first Christmas together.
He said: "It's worth it when you get up there (to Gemma's home in Chester) because when we plan to see each other its for a few days, not a few hours, if someone lives around the corner you can pop in and see them, which is quite nice because then we spend a lot more quality time together."
Just a day later, Gemma took to her Instagram Stories to announce they parted ways.
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The daughter of football legend Michael Owen said in a statement: "To all my followers, I wanted to let you know that Luca and I are no longer in a relationship.
"It wasn't an easy decision but ultimately this is what is best for both of us right now.
"Many of you have been on this journey with us from the very beginning, and I wanted to thank you for your continued support as we start new chapters."
In a statement shared with The Mirror, Luca revealed that he would have liked to have had time to process the split but was bombarded with a string of messages.
He told us: "I would have liked some time to process this privately but as you all already now know sadly Gemma and I made the mutual decision earlier today to go our separate ways.
"We have been on such a journey together and have made some amazing memories which I will treasure. I can’t thank everyone enough for their support for us as a couple during and after Love Island."
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