Samantha Kelly and Vincent Gigante Announce Their Breakup in Joint TikTok, Plan to 'Co-Parent' Their Dogs Together
The couple revealed that they were ending their relationship after three years
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Vincent Gigante and Samantha KellyTikTok stars Samantha Kelly and Vincent Gigante announced their breakup after three years together.
In a TikTok shared on Sept. 11, Samantha and Vincent shared that their relationship has officially “come to the end road.”
“As of last week, Vincent and I have decided to break up,” she said. “We want to clarify that nothing bad happened, this was a mutual decision and it’s just what’s best for the both of us right now.”
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Vincent Gigante and Samantha KellySamantha shared that the pair would share additional details on the breakup down the line, but clarified that they “still love and care for each other” and they plan to stay friends and “be in each other’s lives.”
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Vincent is best known on TikTok for his prank videos but has made joint content with Samantha. The pair started dating back in 2020 and share custody of two dogs, Rocky and Apollo.
In their joint statement, the pair confirmed that they planned to “co-parent” the dogs every other weekend and will “finish up” their last few videos together.
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In an appearance on the Growing Up Italian podcast in 2023, the pair revealed that they first met online, when Vincent followed Samantha and reacted to one of her posts before quickly unfollowing her.
“I saw him months later at a football game in my town,” Samantha recalled. “Then I DM’d him and asked if he was at the game… he asked for my Snapchat and we would [message] all the time.”
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The pair then FaceTimed each other throughout lockdown in March 2020 and recalled “wasting no time” before officially dating.
“We feel so blessed we were able to experience the love that we had,” Samantha reflected. “To share our [relationship] with you guys over the last three years has been a beautiful thing.”
The pair said they “do not regret any of it” and that “we’ve learned and [grown] together so much, now we just have to do our growing and learning separately.”
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