Brendan Courtney and his partner have ended their relationship

The TV star confirmed he is no longer in a relationship with Adam Maryniak.

In an interview with The Independent, Courtney confirmed they agreed to end their relationship after realising their relationship was more of a friendship.

He said they ended their relationship around three months ago, but hope to remain friends.

Brendan said the end of their relationship was "very uncomplicated" as they didn't own a home together and weren't married.

He told the publication, "I absolutely adore him, and we adore each other. But it was literally a meeting of minds. We sat down one night and said: I think this has become a friendship. I think we need to acknowledge that."

The fashion designer stressed that there is no bad blood between him and his former partner.

"'[Adam] started the conversation, in fairness, and we both agreed straight away – "yeah, let's call this". He's been amazing.

"We were fast-tracked into best friends so quickly, we had to calm down a little bit. As in, we just were like, there’s a process of coming out of one type of relationship into another. But we weren’t married, and we didn’t own any property together. So it was very uncomplicated."

The news comes after Brendan sadly lost her mother Nuala.

His beloved mam passed away on December 17th.

Brendan confirmed the harrowing news on Instagram, "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beautiful Mam Nuala Courtney — she passed away peacefully at 7.20 this morning."

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