Off Campus star Mika Abdalla (who plays Allie!) has ended her engagement with actor Jake Short, and if you’re wondering what happened…sources just weighed in with details on what went wrong.
Before we get into it, FYI that Mika’s rep released a statement to Us Weekly saying, “Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life, it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together. They continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms, and kindly ask for privacy and respect.”
Cut to DeuxMoi, who reports that Mika called off the relationship “shortly before Off Campus premiered at the beginning of May,” and that Jake is “very saddened.” An insider says, “They were a really great couple; it just didn’t work out and they remain on good terms.”
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail has slightly more details. Their source says, “He’d take her back in a heartbeat. Mika and Jake were genuinely smitten with one another and deeply in love, but relationships in Hollywood can become complicated when one person’s career starts demanding more and more of their attention.”
They add that “There wasn’t a dramatic breakup or a major fight. Instead, as Mika’s career looks to grow into something special, she has found herself increasingly focused on professional opportunities rather than settling down and building a life with someone.”
Apparently, Jake “was ready to move toward starting a family,” but that was “sooner than Mika felt comfortable with” and they couldn’t “align.”
“Their relationship was full of love, and perhaps the most positive aspect of their split is that there is no real animosity between them,” the source adds, noting that they “simply grew apart because of what is happening professionally, with some deeply personal things sprinkled in as well. From Mika's perspective especially, her career has become a much larger priority, and over time those changing priorities led the romantic feelings between them to fade.”
