‘My heart is broken’: Julia breaks down in tears as she talks about the last week with Lorenzo

Julia has broken down in tears as she explained what the last week has been like for her, amid a breakup from her fellow Love Island 2026 winner, Lorenzo.

Earlier this week it was announced the couple had ended things, and that they had been struggling to make things work outside of the show. A fight at the NTAs, where they had shown a united front on the red carpet, had been the “final straw” and now it’s all over between them. 

During an interview with Polish news site Super Express, Julia confirmed the news, and explained what really happened. “It’s been hard for us this past week. Even the entire time we left the villa. But life in the villa is completely different from life outside,” she explained. 

via Super Express

“We’re disconnected from the outside world, from our phones… Two months removed from the world. We were getting to know each other there and getting along great, but it wasn’t real life – we were disconnected from everything. And then suddenly, when we entered real life, everything was quite overwhelming. But we felt the pressure, we tried to navigate it all together, but there’s a certain stress about it all.”

Julia went onto explain how the breakup came about, and said she and Lorenzo “really decided that it was time to just go our separate ways for now.”

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She broke down in tears in the interview, and said “it’s still hard” for her to think about, and said her “heart is broken a little”.

Julia added: “What’s meant to happen, will happen. This is all very fresh. No one else will understand me like he does, because we’ve been through it together, so we share that experience, but at this point, we’ve made this decision.”

Yesterday, she posted a statement on Instagram about the split. “A little life update,” she said. “I attended the NTAs alongside Lorenzo, and it felt like the right way to celebrate our journey and the chapter we shared together. I’m incredibly grateful and it was an honour to be there to support. Since leaving the villa, we’ve come to the decision to go our separate ways. Some chapters are special even if they’re not meant to last forever.

“We shared an unforgettable experience together, and those memories will always hold a special place in my heart. I’m looking forward to everything this next chapter has in store for both of us.”

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