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Chrissy Metz<\/a>\u00a0and Bradley Collins have called it quits after almost four years of dating.<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0<\/span>This Is Us<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>star and Collins, a former music executive, shared a joint statement on Instagram <\/span>announcing<\/a> their split. They said they “decided to end our romantic relationship amicably” after three and a half years of dating.<\/span><\/p>\n “While we continue to love each other very much, we believe this is the best path for us,” the statement continued. “We still have books to write, songs to sing, and a special friendship to keep us in each other’s lives forever.”<\/span><\/p>\n It was only three months ago when <\/span>ET caught up with Metz<\/a> and Collins in Nashville at the legendary Bluebird Cafe, where Metz revealed she had finished co-writing her second book with Collins. She also shared they had another one in the works as they continued working on songs for her debut album.<\/span><\/p>\n Back in February — and ahead of their three-year anniversary in May — Metz opened up to ET about\u00a0<\/span>how they first met<\/a> and\u00a0the moment they fell in love.<\/span><\/p>\n “When we first met, which was over the pandemic, we got to know each other very well because all you could do was talk because you didn\u2019t get together,” Metz recalled of the early days of their romance.<\/span><\/p>\n