With only five days to go until the end of the year, The Bachelorette’s Sam Frost has split with Sasha Mielczarek making them another couple lost to 2016.

“After 18 months together, Sam Frost and Sasha Mielczarek have come to a mutual decision to end their relationship,” the statement from IMG manager Georgina Harrop reads.

It is important to stress that there is no bitterness or scandal, they have just come to the realisation that the best way forward is to separate […] They wholeheartedly respect and cherish the friendship they have for one another which will continue moving forward. They wish to thank everyone for their love and support over the past 18 months.

Sasha was reportedly seen by paparazzi with another woman on the Gold Coast, but the pair insist that infidelity is not the reason for the breakup. It is reported that a long-distance relationship was their biggest issue with Sam located in Sydney as a radio host on 2DayFM and Sasha working near Bowral as a project manager.

Sasha has also shared this heart-breaking message on Instagram:

See our full list of which other famous couples have split this year here… ?

Main image: Instagram/fro01