It was just confirmed that the longtime couple has split after five years together, calling off their engagement. The news was confirmed just weeks after Mika‘s show Off Campus premiered, leading fans to speculate about what led to the breakup.

Mika‘s star is on the rise thanks to her role as Allie Hayes on the Prime Video series. She’s set to be the romantic lead of season two!

With fans speculating that Mika‘s fame was the cause of the breakup, a source is speaking out to deny this.

When did Mika and Jake break up?

A source told DeuxMoi that the split happened “shortly before Off Campus premiered at the beginning of May.”

“They were a really great couple it just didn’t work out and they remain on good terms,” a source added.

What’s the official word on the breakup?

A rep for Mika told Us Weekly, “Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together. They continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms, and kindly ask for privacy and respect.”

How did they meet?

Mika and Jake met while working together on the Hulu original movie Sex Appeal, which they filmed in 2021 and released to the world in early 2022.

Their engagement was confirmed in May 2025 by Jake‘s manager, who shared photos from their engagement party.

“An awesome day yesterday celebrating the next chapter for my longtime client, Jake Short and his fiance Mika Abdalla. From set to real life – watching your journey has been a joy. Here’s to forever,” Brian Medavoy wrote at the time.

Jake shared a 2025 recap post on February 21, 2026 and it included photos with Mika.

Mika also left several comments on the post. “every photo tells a story,” she said in one. Another said, “don’t even know what to say.” A third wrote, “beer banner gets the blood boiling.”

They both attended an Actor Awards event on February 26, 2026, as pictured here.

Everyone has been talking about the stars of Off Campus and their real-life love stories have been getting plenty of attention. We have a recap of all the main actors’ dating histories.

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On Tuesday (January 4), the streaming service dropped the trailer for the new coming-of-age comedy titled Sex Appeal, starring Mika Abdalla, Jake Short, Mason Versaw, Paris Jackson, Margaret Cho, Fortune Feimster, Rebecca Henderson, Tate Hanyok, Hayden Szeto, and Artemis Pebdani.

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Here’s the synopsis for the Talia Osteen-directed movie: “Avery Hansen-White (Abdalla) doesn’t do things she isn’t excellent at. So when her long-distance boyfriend hints at wanting to take their relationship to the next level, she sets out to master her sexuality, employing her oldest friend, Larson (Short), as a test subject. In this hilarious teen comedy, Avery’s study results in the realization that there’s more to sex, and love, than mechanics. Relationships require both head and heart.”

Sex Appeal will be released on Hulu on Friday, January 14.

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The guys, who played a couple on Freeform’s The Fosters, were joined at the event by their respective girlfriends, Alyssa Jirrels and Brooke Sorensen.

Also in attendance at the event were Lab Rats: Elite Force cast members Jake Short, Bradley Steven Perry, and Paris Berelc, who met up with their pal Austin North.

Other young Hollywood stars stepping out included Into the Badlands‘ Aramis Knight and girlfriend Natalie Alyn Lind, siblings duo Brielle and Thomas Barbusca, the Ochoa Boyz, Mech-X4‘s Nathaniel Potvin, and Henry Danger‘s Sean Ryan Fox.

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The engaged duo was joined by Jane the Virgin‘s Justin Baldoni (with wife Emily and daughter Maiya), Modern Family‘s Ariel Winter (with boyfriend Laurent Claude Gaudette) and Nolan Gould, and Girl Meets World star Sabrina Carpenter.

Also in attendance were Victorious alums Elizabeth Gillies and Matt Bennett, WITS Academy Ryan Cargrill and Kennedy Slocum, K.C. Undercover‘s Veronica Dunne, How to Get Away With Murder‘s Aja Naomi King, Faking It‘s Keith Powers, Black-ish actor Marcus Scribner, Young & Hungry‘s Jonathan Sadowski, A.N.T. Farm‘s Jake Short, About a Boy‘s Benjamin Stockham, and Best Friends Whenever star Lauren Taylor.

45+ pictures inside of Robbie Amell, Italia Ricci, Ariel Winter, and more at the festival..

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