Jordan Wiseley and Tori Deal.Photo: Tori Deal/ Instagram
Tori Dealis ready for a change of scenery.
TheChallengestar opened up about her split from costarJordan Wiseley, revealing that she is planning on moving back to her hometown in New Jersey.
“So there’s some really beautiful things [going on],” Deal said. “And I’m also still really good friends with Jordan, so nobody worry about that too much; it’s a very amicable breakup.”
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Jordan Wiseley and Tori Deal.jordan wiseley/instagram
Deal began her heartfelt post, which pictured thenow-exes sharing a warm embrace, writing, “I thought I knew love when Jordan and I were together, but there is a different kind of love that two people feel when they decide it’s time to experience life apart.”
“Even though Jordan and I are going to be moving forward in separate ways, our love, support, and connection with one another only grows stronger and deeper,” she continued. “To all the fans that have followed us, your support means the world. Please don’t look at this breakup as a failure, because we’re not looking at it this way.”
Wiseley, 30, also shared news of theirbreakup on his own social media account, sharing a slideshowof photos of the former couple. “It’s been one of the toughest stretches of my life to silently struggle with our happiness and love,” he began. “What this time has taught me is that I love Tori from the depths of my soul.”
“She will always be one of my best friends in this world and no one will ever truly be able to understand the depths of our understanding for one another, like we do. It has been the best and most beautiful time of my life to grow with and love you, Tori ❤️,” the reality star continued before partially detailing what led to the split — including that they “love each other deeply but are both battling with our own struggles and happiness.”
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OffilmingThe Challenge: Double Agentswithout Wiseley, Deal told PEOPLE last week, “It’s one of those interesting things when you take so much time apart from somebody, now you’re not in their face and you don’t have to think about what’s wrong in front of them and then fight about it.”
“You can really sit and reflect on it when you’re away, and both him and I needed that,” she added.
And while “having him there would have been fine,” they had competed on the last two seasons together, so appearing on the show without him “felt nice.”
“I’m really happythat Jordan and I are on the same page,” Deal explained of their split. “It would suck to have a really nasty breakup, especially when you’ve created a lot of years of love with somebody. You don’t want to just throw it in the trash.”
source: people.com
