It’s over! The Bachelorette’s Ali Oetjen and Taite Radley announce they’re ‘taking time apart’

The Bachelorette couple Ali Oetjen and Taite Radley have announced that they’re ‘taking time apart’ and giving each other ‘some space.’

The pair shared the devastating news on their respective Instagram accounts on Saturday, saying that they still love each other very much.

They hinted that they’re taking a short break for the time being, after finding love on The Bachelorette back in 2018. 

Ali and Taite shared near identical statements underneath selfies together and said they were making the announcement with ‘the heaviest heart.’

‘It is with the heaviest heart that we want to let everyone know that we have decided to take time apart in order to give each other space and time to fully focus on our own paths,’ Ali wrote. 

‘We both love each other deeply and only want the best for each other and both want the ultimate happiness for each other and hopefully our paths will reconnect again soon.’

She added: ‘We’ve decided to be open with this so there’s no speculation and so we expect love, respect and kindness in return. I love you Taite.’

Taite shared the same message online with fans and finished, writing: ‘I love you Ali.’

Last month, the pair finally reunited after spending 88 days apart amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The pair were stuck in different states at the time during lockdown.   

At the time, Taite posted a loved-up photo of the couple embracing one another after being reunited, and wrote: ‘We’re back!’

Taite and Ali had been forced apart by state travel restrictions since March. While Taite remained in Victoria for work, Ali went to Queensland to stay with her parents.