But fans of the pair were left stunned yesterday when it emerged the relationship was over amid claims of a “personality clash”.
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Gutted Jordan went on to break his silence on Instagram, admitting he’ll be spending the coming days wallowing on the sofa.
Writing on Instagram, he said: “Yes sadly we are not together anymore.
“It’s very sad the way this has come out and I’m not sure where it’s come from.
“But there’s a lot of noise coming from people who know nothing about what happened.
“There doesn’t always have to be a villain in a break up and I just ask for everyone not to look for one. I will speak again when the time is right.”
There were signs all was not well behind the scenes leading up to the separation.
Jordan last featured on Erica’s Instagram grid two weeks ago after his charity boxing match win.
They looked loved-up at that point with Erica praising “my winner” as they showed off Jordan’s belt.
There had previously been cheating claims which Jordan furiously responded to.
He said: “The accusation of me cheating on Erica is 100 per cent false and clearly coming from someone who has a malicious agenda to try and ruin our relationship.”
Then there was a clash in the first Mafs Reunion last November.
As cast members speculated about Jordan kissing a mystery blonde or brunette, he insisted: “She tried to kiss me, but I pushed her away.”
Erica insisted there is no bad blood between them when she addressed the split online.
A source told the Mail beforehand: “It was Erica that ended her marriage with Jordan… she did everything possible to make it work but sadly they struggled and in the end, she had no choice but to give up.”
Following this week’s second explosive reunion, the insider added: “Jordan can be hotheaded and Erica’s looking for someone who’s a bit more laidback so in the end it was a constant personality clash.
“Of course, both parties are upset and didn’t want this to be how their story ended but also in the long-term, it’s better for them both to move on.”
Just two months ago, Jordan and Erica revealed plans to move in together and had decided to live in Manchester.
Jordan was caught up in one of the biggest feuds of the last series when Luke Worley punched him before being axed from the show.
Erica later opened up about the frightening moment, saying: “ As soon as it happened, my initial reaction was I was in complete and utter shock – I couldn’t actually believe it had just happened.
“As soon as the cameras had left the room, it was just me and Jordan and we had welfare there with us as well. I completely broke down.”
Speaking to Johnny Seifert on Secure The Insecure Podcast, Erica continued: “[Luke] was proper, like, punching into him.”
“Jordan couldn’t do anything. It was as if he was, he had his hands tied behind his back.
I think he knew ‘if I throw a punch here, if I get aggressive, I’m gone’, and he didn’t want it to get to that. It was just awful to see your partner in that kind of situation.”
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