FORMER Disney star Bella Thorne called it quits with her now ex-fiancé Benjamin Mascolo on June 2, 2022.
Their split comes just over a year since they stunned fans on social media after sharing a photo of the ring and a clip of Thorne’s reaction to the proposal.
Benjamin Mascolo and Bella Thorne ended their engagement in June 2022
Who is Bella Thorne’s ex-fiancé Benjamin Mascolo?
Benjamin Mascolo, 27, is an Italian singer and actor from Modena, Italy and was one half of the group Benji & Fede but went solo in 2021, using the stage name B3N.
The singer currently resides in Italy but has previously lived in the city of Hobart on Australia’s island state of Tasmania while studying at Rosny College.
Mascolo starred alongside Bella Thorne in the film Time Is Up and told Icon magazine in 2021, “When they proposed it to me, I was not convinced to accept. Bella encouraged me.
“Making a starring film has been one of the most difficult and rewarding challenges of my life.”
When did Benjamin Mascolo and Bella Thorne meet?
Thorne and Mascolo first met at Coachella in 2019 and speaking about that day, he told Icon magazine, “I immediately knew she was different from all the other women I met in my life.”
The pair were subsequently photographed kissing in San Diego, California in April 2019, just two days after Thorne announced her split from rapper Mod Sun.
Thorne and Mascolo maintained a long-distance relationship, commuting between Italy and Los Angeles.
Thorne and Mascolo announced their engagement in an Instagram story on March 20, 2021.
Mascolo shared a heartfelt video showing Thorne’s reaction to the proposal.
“Thank you for being amazing, baby. I love you so much,” he said, to which she responded with a huge smile on her face, “I love you so much.”
Mascolo posted a photo of them holding hands, showing off the ring, writing: “She said YES” followed by a ring and black heart emoji.
Mascolo is an Italian singer and actor
Thorne was seen visiting Mascolo in Italy in February 2022 but four months later, a source told People they were calling it quits.
“Bella Thorne and Benjamin Mascolo have parted ways, calling off their engagement of over a year,” the source said.
The news comes after Mascolo told The Daily Mail after Thorne’s visit that they were still going ahead with wedding plans.
Mascolo told the outlet, “We’re already working on it because big weddings take a lot of time to organize.
“What we can say, is that we want to do two. We want to do one in the US, in Los Angeles, and one in Italy.”
He had said at the time that they weren’t in a rush and were planning a wedding for the summer of 2023.
However, the source told People, “Their conflicting schedules led to a lot of time apart that eventually resulted in the breakup, but the two have parted ways amicably.”
