GOGGLEBOX star “Silent” Jay Makin has been quietly dumped by his girlfriend Eve Woerdenweber.
Shy Jay, 22, has become a hit with viewers because he never utters a word while Eve and her parents discuss TV programmes on the Channel 4 show.
He has been left heartbroken after tattoo artist Eve, 20, ended their romance and he has had to move out of her family home in Wirral, Merseyside.
Producers have persuaded Jay to go back to join the Woerdenwebers on the sofa to film the rest of the current series, which ends in May.
He said: “I’m gutted that Eve broke up with me. It came completely out of the blue.
“We had a few problems and started drifting apart but I thought it was down to the pressure of the show and her business. We argued too much and she said couldn’t cope with it.
“She called after a big argument and said she didn’t want to go out with me any more.
“Eve said she still wants to be friends but hasn’t spoken to me and has deleted me on Facebook. It really hurts, we were so close.”
Jay, of Birkenhead, has been on the armchair reviewers show since 2013. He said: “It’s going be super awkward to film.
“But the producers told us we would have to muddle through until the end of the series.
“They say they’ll try to make everything as painless as possible.
“The running joke is that I never say anything — so they say it won’t be a problem.
“It is such a shame. I wish we could work it out. I’m having to pretend to be happy families.
“They’ve even said they want us for the next series. I don’t know how that’s going to work out.”
Jay said pals have told him that Eve is seeing someone else.
He said: “Apparently they’ve been out on a few dates.
“She’s said there’s nobody else. But I can’t see her updates or pictures on Facebook. It’s so hard to take on the chin.”
Eve confirmed: “We’ve broken up. It will be difficult to film, but we just have to get on with it.”
Channel 4 said: “Eve and Jay have split amicably. They’ve remained very good friends and will continue to film together.”
