Australian Survivor 2022 power couple Shayelle “Shay” LaJoie and Ben Watson have broken up, So Dramatic! can exclusively reveal.

The Queenslanders teamed up on Australia’s first-ever Blood V Water iteration of the hit survival series and managed to prove just why a strong relationship inside and outside the game is an advantage.

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Australian Survivor 2022 power couple Shayelle “Shay” LaJoie and Ben Watson have broken up, So Dramatic! can exclusively reveal. Source: Ten.

However, fans feared for the couple’s romance after they recently discovered that 34-year-old Ben was no longer following 2022 runner-up Shay on Instagram.

As any fluent social media user will attest, unfollowing your significant other on the ‘gram is a surefire sign that there’s trouble in paradise.

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Fans became concerned after discovering Ben no longer follows Shay on Instagram. Source: Instagram.

As such, So Dramatic! podcast host Megan Pustetto asked both Shay and Ben whether the Survivor fandom’s suspicions were true.

Both Ben Watson and Shay LaJoie Confirmed Their Breakup

On July 11, Ben confirmed to So Dramatic! that he and Shay have unfortunately parted ways. However, he expressed that he didn’t want to comment any further on their split at this time.

Shay similarly confirmed the breakup.

“Sadly the news is true,” the biomedical student said.

During her stint on Australian Survivor, Shay revealed that the avid surfers had been inseparable since meeting 11 years earlier.

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Shay and Ben were “inseparable” after meeting 11 years prior to Australian Survivor 2022. Source: Ten.

As such, she was shocked to learn she’d be separated from Ben in the competition and ultimately facing off against him.

“The moment you realise you won’t have your blood by your side. Heart racing. Trying not to show it,” she penned on Instagram at the time.

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