Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil Separate Ways

Showbiz power personality lovebirds Billy Crawford and  Nikki Gil separate ways on Thursday morning, July 25.

In a statement, that was confirmed by ALV Talent Circuit, which manages the careers of the 31-year-old "It's Showtime" host and the 25-year-old "ASAP" mainstay, in a statement cited in a Yahoo! OMG report published Thursday.

"On behalf of our artists, Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil, we are greatly saddened by their admission that they have indeed mutually agreed to end their relationship of more than four years," the statement read.

"With due respect to their privacy, we are refraining for issuing any other facts or statements related to the issue at this critical juncture," it added.

The reason for the break-up, which reportedly took place last week, was not specified.

Gil was reportedly seen emotional inside her "ASAP" dressing room last Sunday, a source told ABS-CBN News.

On Monday, and in subsequent episodes of "It's Showtime" this week, Crawford continued to regularly co-host the program.

Last January, Gil openly shared that she feels Crawford is the man she will spend the rest of her life with. "Parang in terms of, kumbaga, checklist, check na check lahat. Mga 98 over 100 siguro," she said at the time.

Crawford, for his part, has said he "couldn't ask for more" in their relationship. "Hindi naman siya perfect... wala namang relationship na perfect, but it's more than perfect for me," he said in March.

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