Adam Peaty SPLITS from girlfriend Eiri Munro after three years

Adam Peaty has split from his girlfriend Eirianedd Munro after three years together and apologised for ‘letting down’ his partner and their son. 

The Olympic swimmer and former Strictly contestant, 27, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the sad news that he had parted ways with his long-term partner, 23, with his followers.

He said that the couple had decided to go ‘their separate ways’ but that their son George, who is two next month, remained their ‘priority’. 

Announcing the news via social media, Adam wrote: ‘Eiri and George, I’m sorry for letting you down. My only interest is for the well-being of our family at this difficult time.’

The split marks another instance of the doomed ‘Strictly curse’ striking once again, after Adam raised eyebrows with his chemistry with pro partner Katya Jones on the dance floor last year. 

The sportsman wrote in the full caption of his statement: ‘Eiri and I have decided to go our separate ways. We have enjoyed a wonderful three years together, 2 of those with our gorgeous son George. 

‘Our priority has always been to provide the happiest and healthiest home environment for him, and right now that means ending our romantic relationship. 

‘I could not ask for a greater mother for George and I am so grateful to Eiri for her amazing support over the last three years. 

‘Eiri and George, I’m sorry for letting you down. My only interest is for the well-being of our family at this difficult time so I ask that our privacy is respected and I won’t be saying anything further.’ 

Eirianedd also shared a statement to her Instagram Story, which read: ‘The last three years have been so, so amazing. 

‘Our little family has experienced so much laughter and love and joy. You guys have been such a significant part of that!

‘This next chapter of my life is surely going to be an incredibly difficult one. I would appreciate that people would refrain from commenting, speculating or messaging. 

‘I have shared so much of my life, but for now I’m choosing privacy and I hope that you will all respect that.

‘I love and appreciate you all so much and I’m so thankful for all the fun and opportunities you’ve given me. 

‘I am going to be taking a break from social media, so goodbye for now. Thank you so much for everything.’

It comes after a rocky year for the couple after Adam was paired with Katya Jones on Strictly last year, where the pairing raised eyebrows with their chemistry on the dance floor.

Adam and Katya made headlines after fans thought they nearly kissed at the end of one steamy routine.

After the incident, Eirianedd admitted she had been ‘really emotional’ after her sportsman beau’s ‘near kiss’ with Katya. 

Eirianedd, told fans she took a ‘short break’ from social media after Adam and Katya got very close at the end of their racy Argentine Tango last autumn.

The sportsman’s partner took to TikTok to thank her followers for their support, admitting she was ‘really emotional’ after being trolled online following Adam’s television performance.

She said: ‘I did take a little bit of a break. I want to say thank you to everyone, it actually makes me really emotional, to everyone who has been really nice to me because last week was a lot.

‘I want to say I appreciate people. Even if it’s a thousand nice comments and one mean one, it’s just so easy to feel like the world is against you, and it did feel like that for a while, and then I had a reality check and I remembered that I’m not that important.

‘But, you guys, you made me feel so much better, those who were checking up on me and those who were commenting, I appreciate you.’

She jokingly added: ‘Thank you, you saved my life.’

MailOnline contacted a representative for Adam for further comment at the time.

Eirianedd reportedly felt ‘humiliated’ after he engaged in a ‘near kiss’ with Katya on Strictly last year.

A source close to the artist at the time revealed she hoped Katya didn’t get ‘any ideas’ about their close partnership, after posting a tongue-in-cheek TikTok featuring her miming to a track in which the vocalist sings she’ll ‘kill’ the next girl her beau dances with.

The insider said last year at the time: ‘Eiri is always supportive of Adam, but she doesn’t like being humiliated on a national scale.’

‘She wants the world to know that they’re very much a couple and hopes that Katya doesn’t get any ideas,’ the source added to The Sun.

The pair met at the University of Loughborough, where Eri recently graduated with a Fine Art degree.

The couple share George-Anderson Adetola Peaty, almost two, who they welcomed in September 2020. 

Viewers tuning into week four of the BBC show last year were left hot under the collar as the Olympian performed the sexy routine to Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac alongside pro dancer Katya, 32.

Adam’s girlfriend then shared a video on TikTok as she reacted to the dance with a clip of herself pretending to cry alongside the caption: ‘Watching your boyfriend almost kiss another woman on live TV’.

She then threw her head back in mock anguish and added a second caption that read: ‘Finding out 10 million people also watched it live’.  

Following a strong fan reaction from viewers about the steamy near-miss, fellow Strictly contestant Dan Walker rushed to Adam’s defence.

The presenter told The Mirror: ‘Adam was last on the leaderboard and was really keen to… commit – so he went full Olympic focus.

‘I felt he did a brilliant job,’ the BBC Breakfast host said.