Bella Thorne and fiance Benjamin Mascolo call break up a year after engagement

 

Bella Thorne and fiance Benjamin Mascolo has split up and ended their engagement after three years together.

Bella, 24, got engaged to Benjamin, 28, in March 2021 when the Italian singer popped the question with a massive pear-shaped diamond ring.

An insider source told PEOPLE that the couple had parted ways for more than a year due to their conflicting schedules. 

“Bella Thorne and Benjamin Mascolo have parted ways, calling off their engagement of over a year. Their conflicting schedules led to a lot of time apart that eventually resulted in the breakup, but the two have parted ways amicably,” the insider said.

Benjamin also confirmed the news in an Instagram post on June 2.

"Only God know how many hearts I've broken and how many people I've hurt selfishly following my ego, of all the things I could and should do better, and of that I take full responsibility, for all my sins and mistakes - but I know now it was all part of a bigger plan that guided to where I am today," he wrote. 

"I am now ready for a new chapter of my life and have complete faith in what is meant to be, I choose the path of truth above all. To fall in love is the most beautiful gift we can experience in life. Relationships are born and die, just like people, it's the natural cycle of life and I fully accept it.

"It was meant to be and it was beautiful. I only wish the best for this persona and I will always be there for her,"  he concluded. 

The pair were first linked in April 2019, just days after Thorne, 24, announced her split from Mod Sun, with whom she and YouTuber Tana Mongeau had been in an open relationship.