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Sam Milby confirms break-up with Catriona Gray

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MJ Felipe

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173994251973820250219-aa-1-2.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sam Milby and Catriona Gray during the ABS-CBN Ball 2023 at the Makati Shangri-La on September 30, 2023. ABS-CBN File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Sam Milby confirmed on Tuesday that he and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray have broken up, nearly a year since rumors about their split started.</p><p>The former couple got engaged in 2023, but fans noticed last year that Gray removed posts about their engagement on her Instagram account.</p><p>Speaking to ABS-CBN News at the sidelines of the media conference of his series &quot;Saving Grace,&quot; Milby set the record straight about the status of his relationship with Gray. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/5/9/catriona-gray-removes-engagement-photos-with-sam-milby-on-instagram-1401">READ: Catriona Gray removes engagement photos with Sam Milby on Instagram</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/2/28/cornerstone-releases-statement-on-catriona-gray-sam-milby-breakup-rumors-1432">READ: Cornerstone releases statement on Catriona Gray, Sam Milby breakup rumors</a></div><p>&quot;If you want to ask if we are okay, we are okay. Wala kaming problema,&quot; he said.</p><p>Asked directly if they are still together, Milby said: &quot;No.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kami ni Cat, we&#x27;ve always been private about our relationship,&quot; he also said. &quot;We share certain things nung na-engaged kami, but in terms of the details, and buhay namin, we haven&#x27;t really shared.&quot;</p><p>Milby and Gray were recently spotted at TJ Monterde&#x27;s concert, with the beauty queen seen crying during one of the songs. Milby, for his part, said it was his first time to hear some of Monterde&#x27;s emotional ballads.</p><p>&quot;If you wanna ask her what she was feeling, I can&#x27;t speak for her. I know that we&#x27;re okay, kahit after nung concert I said, I&#x27;ll go to the backstage. &#x27;Cause we&#x27;re okay,&quot; he said.</p><p>Milby, who was a few seats away from Gray during the Monterde concert, said he is moving on from the breakup by &quot;focusing on work, just growing.&quot;</p><div><strong>-- NO THIRD PARTY -- </strong></div><p>He also cleared up some issues regarding his breakup with Gray, including allegations that Moira Dela Torre was a third party.</p><p>&quot;There was never a third party sa amin ni Cat. That needs to be cleared. There is no truth to it at all,&quot; said Milby.</p><p>&quot;It makes me sad, may babala ako sa mga tao. Please mag-ingat kayo sa mga nakikita nyo sa online. If there&#x27;s no evidence, &#x27;wag niyong paniwalaan yung nakikita nyo because in this incident, there&#x27;s absolutely no truth to it at all,&quot; he added.</p><p>Milby said that he and Dela Torre used to be &quot;very close,&quot; particularly at the start of the singer&#x27;s career.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang close kami before, and I guess people wanted to connect our closeness to may nangyari sa amin,&quot; he said.</p><p>When asked if he is still friends with the singer, Milby said: &quot;We are not friends anymore.&quot;</p><p>However, he declined to elaborate, only maintaining that they are no longer close. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s an issue that&#x27;s really sensitive,&quot; added Milby, who is one of many artists from Cornerstone Entertainment to unfollow Dela Torre on Instagram.</p><div><strong>-- CONTINUED BATTLE WITH DIABETES --</strong></div><p>The past three weeks have been a struggle for Milby, as his sugar level has been spiking up even as he continues to control his diet.</p><p>The actor revealed in June 2024 that he has Type 2 diabetes.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve been hitting over 400, over 300, so it&#x27;s a bit… it&#x27;s not been great so I wanted to ask my endo doctor na ano yung problema. ‘Cause I haven&#x27;t been changing my diet, and eating habits but it&#x27;s been spiking pa rin,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Not great in terms of my blood sugar, but it&#x27;s still manageable,&quot; he added.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/izaJLeTlC2o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sam Milby confirmed on Tuesday that he and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray have broken up, nearly a year since rumors about their split started.</p>

Sam Milby confirmed on Tuesday that he and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray have broken up, nearly a year since rumors about their split started.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Milby confirms break-up with Catriona Gray

MJ Felipe,

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Published February 19, 2025 01:14 AM PHT

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Updated February 19, 2025 01:23 PM PHT

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