15 Most Shocking Reality TV Breakups of 2025, Ranked

While this year has seen many romantic highs, from Team Pizzy becoming the highest-ranking lesbian couple in The Amazing Race history to watching Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen fall in love in real time on Love Island USA, if we had to guess, 2025 will be remembered for its explosive breakups.

Before we head into the new year, Swooon‘s looking back at some of the most shocking breakups from 2025, taking you from Rachael Kirkconnell and Matt James‘ messy split in January to Brennon and Alexa Lemieux‘s shocking divorce in December. While some of these couples were born from romance-centric shows like The Bachelor, Love Is Blind, and 90 Day Fiancé, others emerged from competition shows like The Challenge and Big Brother.