Overview
- A spokesperson for Mika Abdalla confirmed on Tuesday that she and Jake Short have ended their roughly five-year relationship and asked the public for privacy.
- The couple met on the 2021 Hulu film Sex Appeal and publicly announced an engagement in May 2025 when Short’s manager shared photos from a celebration.
- The exact date of the breakup has not been disclosed and social-media posts from February showed the pair together, leaving the timeline between those posts and the June 2 confirmation unclear.
- Abdalla is entering a career peak after being confirmed as the female lead for Off Campus season two and is said to be concentrating on that work.
- Sources say the two remain on friendly terms and will pursue separate projects going forward, a dynamic that may limit public details as both manage busy professional schedules.