The Bachelor stars Clayton Echard and Susie Evans announce break up
dailymail.co.ukThe Bachelor's Clayton Echard and Susie Evans announced their breakup on Friday. Echard, 29, and Evans, 29, got together over the course of The Bachelor's 26th season, but the pair released a joint statement announcing their relationship had run its course. 'With incredibly heavy hearts, we wanted to share that we have decided to go our separate ways,' the pair wrote. 'For anyone who has ever loved, knows this was a painful decision to make and not one taken lightly.' Ending: The Bachelor's Clayton Echard and Susie Evans announced their break up on FridayEchard and Evans then said they knew there would be a number of questions about the breakup and alluded to outside factors interfering in their romance. 'But we will share this — although this last year together has brought us so much joy and so many laughs, there has also been a significant amount of pain,' they wrote. 'We know no healthy relationship comes without its struggles, but we’ve realized that we were not prepared for the external forces that hindered our ability to not only heal as individuals but also as a couple.
We both are focused on continuing to work on ourselves, so we can be the best version of ourselves.' They continued, 'This is not an easy time for either of us but we stand in support of each other and hope to see the other go on to find happiness and healing.
Although Claysie is no more, we hope that our communities can support us individually as we move forward with love and respect for each other. 'Thank you to all of you that supported our relationship.
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