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They announced their new relationship just a short two weeks ago.

But now The Bachelorette’s Michael Turnbull and girlfriend Katrina Vincent have gone their separate ways. 

The mother-of-one took to social media on Thursday, revealing she and the ‘professional sportsman’ were ‘no longer together’ because ‘he end up deciding he doesn’t want to date a person with a child’.

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Over: The Bachelorette's Michael Turnbull and girlfriend Katrina Vincent have split one week after announcing their new relationship

Over: The Bachelorette's Michael Turnbull and girlfriend Katrina Vincent have split one week after announcing their new relationship

Over: The Bachelorette’s Michael Turnbull and girlfriend Katrina Vincent have split one week after announcing their new relationship

Michael took to Instagram on Friday afternoon to confirm the split to his followers, posting a shot of himself holding Katrina’s two-year-old daughter, Ava.

The former soccer player wrote: ‘Break ups are not easy and it has been a very upsetting time.

‘I truly wish Katrina every happiness. She is a wonderful mother to a very beautiful daughter who I had the pleasure to spend time with and adored.’

Surprising split: The mother-of-one took to social media on Thursday revealing she and the 'professional sportsman' were 'no longer together' because 'he doesn't want to date a person with a child'

Surprising split: The mother-of-one took to social media on Thursday revealing she and the 'professional sportsman' were 'no longer together' because 'he doesn't want to date a person with a child'

Surprising split: The mother-of-one took to social media on Thursday revealing she and the ‘professional sportsman’ were ‘no longer together’ because ‘he doesn’t want to date a person with a child’

He then deleted the image and changed it to a paparazzi shot of himself Katrina, with a slight tweak in his message as he wrote: ‘She is an amazing woman with a kind soul and mother to a very beautiful daughter who I had the pleasure to spend time with and adored.’

Katrina originally broke the news of their split saying: ‘Ok so for all of you who have been asking… Michael and I are no longer together.

‘He end up deciding he doesn’t want to date a person with a child. I am embarrassed and humiliated, I wish I didn’t trust him so easily. Oh well you always learn from your mistakes.’

 

 

Big news: Explaining the surprising split to her followers, she captioned a picture collage of her two-year-old daughter saying, ‘Ok so for all of you who have been asking… Michael and I are no longer together’

Fans were quick to share words of support with the beautician with one writing: ‘Karma will pay him back. Silly boy!’

Another well-wisher added: ‘Hardly your fault all the best for the future’. 

Meanwhile, The Bachelorette star Sam Frost sent her condolences to Katrina, writing under her post: ‘Aw so sorry to hear. Rise above it lovely. Have a great Christmas.’

Original: Michael took to Instagram on Friday afternoon to confirm the split to his followers and posted a shot of himself holding Katrina's two-year-old daughter, Ava

Original: Michael took to Instagram on Friday afternoon to confirm the split to his followers and posted a shot of himself holding Katrina's two-year-old daughter, Ava

Original: Michael took to Instagram on Friday afternoon to confirm the split to his followers and posted a shot of himself holding Katrina’s two-year-old daughter, Ava

Deleted: Michael first posted two posts about the 'upsetting' break up before deleting them both minutes later

Deleted: Michael first posted two posts about the 'upsetting' break up before deleting them both minutes later

Swapped: He then deleted the image and changed it to a paparazzi shot of himself Katrina, with a slight tweak in his message

Hours later, the doting mother posted a snap of herself kissing her adorable tot with the telling caption: ‘My love, my world, my everything!’

On Friday morning, the glamorous mother made it clear that she was not going to let the split get her down, sharing another post which read: ‘The best revenge is always to just happily move on and let karma do the rest.’

News of the former couple’s split comes just days after Michael put up a gushing post about the brunette beauty as he shared their first selfie on his Instagram page.

Cuddling up for the smiling shot, Michael wrote: ‘So beautiful inside and out.’ 

Short-lived: Fan were quick to share words of support with the beautician as one wrote, 'Karma will pay him back. Silly boy!'

Short-lived: Fan were quick to share words of support with the beautician as one wrote, 'Karma will pay him back. Silly boy!'

Short-lived: Fan were quick to share words of support with the beautician as one wrote, ‘Karma will pay him back. Silly boy!’

Kisses: Hours later, the doting mother posted a snap of herself kissing her adorable tot with the telling caption, 'My love, my world, my everything!'

Kisses: Hours later, the doting mother posted a snap of herself kissing her adorable tot with the telling caption, 'My love, my world, my everything!'

Kisses: Hours later, the doting mother posted a snap of herself kissing her adorable tot with the telling caption, ‘My love, my world, my everything!’

In the image – which was accompanied with a love heart emoticon – the former Bachelorette star wore a dark T-shirt while Katrina leaned in next to him.

Dressed in a red lace outfit, her long dark tresses were left out in curls over her shoulders and she sported plenty of bronzer and eyeliner.

Katrina also shared the same picture to her Instagram account, sweetly captioning it: ‘He makes me so happy,’ with a emoticon of a couple and a love heart above their heads. 

Defiant: On Friday morning, the glamorous mother-of-one made it clear that she was not going to let the split get her down

Defiant: On Friday morning, the glamorous mother-of-one made it clear that she was not going to let the split get her down

Defiant: On Friday morning, the glamorous mother-of-one made it clear that she was not going to let the split get her down

Not as it seems: Michael had appeared to be getting on swimmingly with Katrina's daughter, pictured together on December 7 in Brisbane

Not as it seems: Michael had appeared to be getting on swimmingly with Katrina's daughter, pictured together on December 7 in Brisbane

Not as it seems: Michael had appeared to be getting on swimmingly with Katrina’s daughter, pictured together on December 7 in Brisbane

Once bitten, twice shy? The blonde beauty seemed cautious about appearing on the series to look for love after her brief relationship with The Bachelorette runner-up, Michael Turnbull

Once bitten, twice shy? The blonde beauty seemed cautious about appearing on the series to look for love after her brief relationship with The Bachelorette runner-up, Michael Turnbull

‘So beautiful inside and out’: News of the former couple’s split comes just days after Michael put up a gushing post about the beauty as he shared their first selfie on his Instagram page

The pair has since removed all images of each other from their respective accounts. 

Michael had painted a very different picture about the pair’s relationship when they revealed their then budding romance in <a style="font-weight: bold;" class="" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" website Day magazine.

The reality star had claimed his feelings were the strongest he ever felt for any woman, and that the pair had already discussed tying the knot. 

Michael has now switched his Instagram account to private.

Read all about it: The former couple were last seen together on Saturday as they enjoyed a spot of Christmas shopping in a Brisbane mall

Read all about it: The former couple were last seen together on Saturday as they enjoyed a spot of Christmas shopping in a Brisbane mall

Read all about it: The former couple were last seen together on Saturday as they enjoyed a spot of Christmas shopping in a Brisbane mall

Done: The pair has since removed all images of each other from their respective accounts

Done: The pair has since removed all images of each other from their respective accounts

Done: The pair has since removed all images of each other from their respective accounts

The former couple were last seen together on Saturday as they enjoyed a spot of Christmas shopping in a Brisbane mall. 

Meanwhile, Katrina appears to have made her way out of Brisbane with her daughter after posting a snap of the pair in the airport writing: ‘Bye Brissy’. 

The short-lived relationship is just one of a few embarrassing moments for the former soccer player after Daily Mail Australia revealed that his prized gold and diamond watch is a replica Rolex.

'Bye Brissy': Katrina appears to have made her way out of Brisbane with her daughter after posting a snap of the pair in the airport

'Bye Brissy': Katrina appears to have made her way out of Brisbane with her daughter after posting a snap of the pair in the airport

‘Bye Brissy’: Katrina appears to have made her way out of Brisbane with her daughter after posting a snap of the pair in the airport

Not the real deal? The short-lived relationship is just one of a few embarrassing moments for the former soccer player after Daily Mail Australia revealed that his prized gold and diamond watch is a replica Rolex

Not the real deal? The short-lived relationship is just one of a few embarrassing moments for the former soccer player after Daily Mail Australia revealed that his prized gold and diamond watch is a replica Rolex

Not the real deal? The short-lived relationship is just one of a few embarrassing moments for the former soccer player after Daily Mail Australia revealed that his prized gold and diamond watch is a replica Rolex

A well-known and established watchmaker in Sydney told DMA that The Bachelorette star’s watch ‘is a fake and it’s an ugly fake. Rolex don’t make ugly, and that’s ugly.’

After glancing at the watch shown in Michael’s Instagram photos, the watch professional, who boasted 13 years’ experience working with Rolex, said his was an easy replica to spot.

‘Without a better picture or seeing it in person sometimes it can be hard to tell but that is 100 per cent fake,’ he said. 

Speaking about the watch at the Melbourne Cup in November, Michael told <a style="font-weight: bold;" class="" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" website Current Affair: ‘Regardless whether it’s fake or real, it was given to me by someone very special.’ 

'It's a fake and it's an ugly fake:' The Sydney watchmaker told DMA on Wednesday that Michael's watch, pictured right on Instagram, is a bad fake job

'It's a fake and it's an ugly fake:' The Sydney watchmaker told DMA on Wednesday that Michael's watch, pictured right on Instagram, is a bad fake job

‘It’s a fake and it’s an ugly fake:’ The Sydney watchmaker told DMA on Wednesday that Michael’s watch, pictured right on Instagram, is a bad fake job

Hashtag Rolex: Michael has flaunted the luxury item on Instagram and on the reality show

Hashtag Rolex: Michael has flaunted the luxury item on Instagram and on the reality show

Hashtag Rolex: Michael has flaunted the luxury item on Instagram and on the reality show

‘It means so much to me,’ he said about the timepiece. ‘And I will continue to wear that Rolex for as long as I live.’ 

The real estate agent also addressed another sham DMA uncovered from a photo he shared to Instagram in January of three Cristal bottles worth at least $1,000. 

Michael had alluded that the drinks were his by captioning it ‘good times’ and hashtagging ‘party’, ‘champagne’ and ‘drinks’, but a quick Google search had proved the picture was an agency Getty image taken in 2011. 

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What’s wrong with Michael Turnbull’s ‘Rolex’ according to the watch-maker:

All is not what it seems: The watchmaker says the key giveaways on Michael's piece are the sub-dials and the font

All is not what it seems: The watchmaker says the key giveaways on Michael's piece are the sub-dials and the font

All is not what it seems: The watchmaker says the key giveaways on Michael’s piece are the sub-dials and the font

1. Writing is the incorrect font for a Rolex.

2. On a Rolex, the sub-dials are not level – the second sub-dial should be higher. On Michael’s both sub-dials are level.

3. The gap between the chapter ring is too wide.

4. Reflector shouldn’t be seen – but it is too clear on the watch Michael displayed on Instagram.

5. The numbers on the graduated bezel are too wide.

6. The face of the watch says ‘T Swiss Made T’ but it’s not a tritium, according to the watch-maker

7. There should be no gaps on the bracelet.

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