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Billy Crawford, Nikki Gil break up

An emotional Nikki Gil was reportedly seen inside her "ASAP" dressing room last Sunday which puzzled the staff of the show. No one had a clue why the Kapamilya star was acting that way until ALV Talent Circuit, which manages the 25-year-old "ASAP" mainstay, in a statement cited in a Yahoo! OMG report published on Thursday said Nikki Gil ended her relationship with Billy Crawford. Billy and Nikki Gil's relationship would have turned five years next month.

"On behalf of our artists, Billy Crawford and Nikki Gil, we are greatly saddened by their admission that they have indeed mutually agreed to end their relationship of more than four years," the statement of ALV Talent Circuit read. "With due respect to their privacy, we are refraining for issuing any other facts or statements related to the issue at this critical juncture," it added.

The reason for the break-up, which reportedly took place last week, was not specified. On Monday, and in subsequent episodes of "It's Showtime" this week, Crawford continued to regularly co-host the program.

Last January, Gil openly shared that she feels Crawford is the man she will spend the rest of her life with. "Parang in terms of, kumbaga, checklist, check na check lahat. Mga 98 over 100 siguro," she said at the time. Crawford, for his part, has said he "couldn't ask for more" in their relationship. "Hindi naman siya perfect... wala namang relationship na perfect, but it's more than perfect for me," he said in March.

The friends of both stars decided not comment to their friend's break up.