Travis Mills Confirms His Split From Madelaine Petsch: "I'm Holding Back Tears"

Carolyn Twersky
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Photo credit: Joe Scarnici - Getty Images
Photo credit: Joe Scarnici - Getty Images

From Seventeen

Well, it's official, Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch and Travis Mills have split up after three years together. Travis confirmed the break up on his Instagram story, sharing a sweet pic of the former couple, along with a caption explaining his thoughts.

He started off the post by saying he had rewritten it multiple times over the past few days. "I've had to accept there’s no possible way to capture a love of this scale or its significance to me, in a few paragraphs," but he would try anyway.

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Been writing, and re-writing this the last few d⁣ays⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ I've had to accept there’s no possible way to capture a love of this scale or its significance to me, in a few paragraphs. That said, I'll try, because so many of you supported us over the years like a family would. So here it goes-⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Our relationship has been in the public eye for the last 3 years. What’s ironic about my most public relationship is that behind the scenes it was the most non-superficial & grounding experience in my life. While it pains me our journey has come to a close, I mean it when I say I’m so incredibly grateful to have shared the last 3 years with someone as compassionate, smart & wonderful as Madelaine. The personal growth made possible by our time together I wouldn’t trade for anything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Red carpets, parties, photoshoots, TV etc create this alternate reality where we are one-dimensional people, free of real world challenges, kicking our feet up, waiting for the next big job. I wish our lives really looked like a google image search of our names.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ In reality we're ambitious & hard-working individuals, dealing with rejection, in different states/countries, wondering what the next best move is, trying to see friends/family, take care of our dogs, answering an ocean of e-mails, balancing REAL LIFE & doing it all while being separated by it.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ There’s a ton of privilege being able to do what we do, but there’s a mountain of challenges. That said we were in it together. It challenged me, kept me honest, made me more compassionate, and helped me do some very necessary growing up. The highest highs were made better, the lowest lows were livable, because of her. I’ve learned so much about myself & life from that unconditional love and support.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ While I’m holding back tears I’m excited to see what you do next. I’ll always have your back.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Trying to capture the gratitude, love & pain in a few paragraphs, is impossible.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ I’m not deleting any of our images, I regret nothing.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ It’s a sad world when sites, blogs, & media try to profit off our pain. Please be respectful.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support

A post shared by Travis Mills (@travismills) on Feb 20, 2020 at 9:16am PST

Travis explained that while his and Madelaine's relationship has been in the public eye since the beginning, the behind-these-scenes was the "most non-superficial and grounding experience" of his life and he experienced a lot of personal growth throughout their 3 years together. ⁣⁣⁣⁣

While their relationship played out beautifully in pictures from "red carpets, parties, photoshoots, TV, etc," the reality was much more complicated.

"We're ambitious and hard-working individuals, dealing with rejection, in different states/countries, wondering what the next best move is, trying to see friends/family, take care of our dogs, answering an ocean of e-mails, balancing REAL LIFE & doing it all while being separated by it.⁣⁣⁣⁣"

He admitted that he is still excited to see what Madelaine does next. "I’ll always have your back," he said. And Travis revealed he wouldn't be deleting any of their photos together on social media, saying, "I regret nothing.⁣⁣⁣⁣"

Madelaine has yet to comment on the split.

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