Max George, Michelle Keegan Split: The Wanted Singer and Soap Star Ex-Fiancée Call It Quits

Posted on Jul 23rd 2012 11:55AM by Contessa Gayles

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The Wanted member Max George is officially back on the market. The 23-year-old boy band singer is single again after splitting from his 25-year-old girlfriend and former fiancée, British soap actress Michelle Keegan.

Just last week, George raised brows after being snapped by the paparazzi smooching an unidentified lady in a U.K. nightclub. In order to clarify that the boy bander was not cheating on his leading lady, George's rep announced that the singer and his "Coronation Street"-star girlfriend had already called it quits on their relationship. "[Max] and Michelle are no longer together. They have been separated for a number of weeks, but hoped to keep this a private matter," his rep said in a statement to MTV News U.K.

Keegan's rep released her own statement, saying, "I can confirm that the relationship has recently ended." The young couple started dating back in December 2010 and became engaged in April 2011 when Max popped the question on Michelle's birthday. After a year, they called off the engagement, blaming their increasingly hectic schedules as a major contributing factor. While Max and Michelle remained boyfriend and girlfriend after pulling out of their wedding plans, it seems the relationship has now run its course.

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