MAFS' Daniel Holmes and Carolina Santos announce they've broken up

Married At First Sight's Daniel Holmes has announced to fans his breakup with girlfriend Carolina Santos.

The reality star revealed the news through a post to his Instagram story, where he said it had been "obvious for a while" that they had split.

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"I'm getting bombarded so much at the moment considering all the articles out right now about the status of Carolina and I," the 31-year-old wrote.

"I think it's been obvious for a while we have gone our separate ways. There's no right way to deal with these situations.

"There's a huge pressure to just hold off going public for as long as possible cause you know all the hate that's gonna come.

"I wish Carolina all the best and I know she feels the same for me, we had a very unique experience together full of every emotion possible but life just has a different plan for us."

The last post of the pair together was on Daniel's Instagram, and was posted on July 24. It showed the pair working on their boxing moves together, likely in preparation for Daniel's upcoming boxing fight with co-star Brent Vitiello.

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Carolina alluded to a potential break up in an Instagram post shared on July 30. Here she posed in a bikini while smiling, with her caption revealing her inner struggles.

"Smile and no one will see how broken you are inside," she wrote.

Daniel and Carolina formed a connection during the MAFS experiment despite not being matched together by the experts.

When Daniel's relationship with Jessica Seracino went south he found a spark with Carolina. She in turn was struggling to find a connection with Dion Giannarelli, who she was matched with.

The pair struck up a secret romance and eventually tried to re-enter the experiment together. A request which was denied.

Despite this, prior to their breakup the pair had formed a strong relationship, and had moved in together in Sydney.

The post came hours after Olivia Frazer and Jackson Lonie announced that they too had broken up.

The couple shared the news in a joint Instagram post earlier on Monday, stating they plan to stay friends and have nothing but "respect for one another".

"After a wonderful 10 months together we have decided to go our separate ways," the post began.

"There has always been a lot of love in our relationship and there will continue to be as we transition into a friendship.

"We have nothing but love and respect for one another, and no one is to blame for the end of this relationship. Simply a case of 'almost perfect'.

"We hope you all can please show compassion as we navigate this privately. Love, Liv & Jack xx."

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