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\n Related: <\/span>Celebrity Splits of 2025: Stars Who Have Called It Quits This Year<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t2025 kicked off with a slew of celebrity breakups. Two months after first sparking split rumors, Jessica Simpson announced that she and Eric Johnson had called it quits after 10 years of marriage. \u201cEric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,\u201d she told Us Weekly in a January 13 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Claire, 24, shared John\u2019s announcement via her Instagram Story and wrote, \u201cI ain\u2019t reading all that but ditto.\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire previously hinted at the breakup with a cryptic TikTok which showed her lip-synching lyrics from Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong>\u2018s \u201cDon\u2019t Smile.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cDon\u2019t smile because it happened, baby, cry because it\u2019s over \/ I want you to miss me, I want you to miss me,\u201d Claire sang in the social media post, which included the Farmer Wants a Wife hashtag.<\/p>\n
John and Claire were the last couple still left standing<\/a> when the Fox series\u2019 season 3 finale aired in May. John chose Claire over finalist Lily Ayres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\u201cClaire and Lily and I, leading up to [the final decision], had been knowing what this [show] was and knowing what we were all in for,\u201d John exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em>. \u201cI was trying to keep the camaraderie as strong as possible throughout it. I would\u2019ve been shocked if Lily or Claire in a different situation had just blown up on me.\u201d<\/p>\nJohn admitted he originally \u201cdidn\u2019t have a first impression of Claire,\u201d but things changed as they kept exploring their connection.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cAfterwards we have these things called OTFs, which [are] on-the-fly interviews about each and every date,’\u201d he added. \u201cAnd after the speed dates in Alabama, I remember saying to the camera something like, \u2018Yeah, Claire was a great girl. She seemed very sweet and nice and soft-spoken, but the date was just kind of dull.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Claire, for her part, said she was \u201cextremely nervous and anxious\u201d about being on the show, telling Us<\/em>, \u201cI don\u2019t remember our first conversation by any means. So I had no first impression of John at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t smile because it happened, baby, cry because it\u2019s over \/ I want you to miss me, I want you to miss me,\u201d Claire sang in the social media post, which included the Farmer Wants a Wife hashtag.<\/p>\n
John and Claire were the last couple still left standing<\/a> when the Fox series\u2019 season 3 finale aired in May. John chose Claire over finalist Lily Ayres<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cClaire and Lily and I, leading up to [the final decision], had been knowing what this [show] was and knowing what we were all in for,\u201d John exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em>. \u201cI was trying to keep the camaraderie as strong as possible throughout it. I would\u2019ve been shocked if Lily or Claire in a different situation had just blown up on me.\u201d<\/p>\n John admitted he originally \u201cdidn\u2019t have a first impression of Claire,\u201d but things changed as they kept exploring their connection.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAfterwards we have these things called OTFs, which [are] on-the-fly interviews about each and every date,’\u201d he added. \u201cAnd after the speed dates in Alabama, I remember saying to the camera something like, \u2018Yeah, Claire was a great girl. She seemed very sweet and nice and soft-spoken, but the date was just kind of dull.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Claire, for her part, said she was \u201cextremely nervous and anxious\u201d about being on the show, telling Us<\/em>, \u201cI don\u2019t remember our first conversation by any means. So I had no first impression of John at all.\u201d<\/p>\n