Kylie Minogue thanks fans for their ‘love and support’ after dumping toyboy lover Joshua Sasse for getting too close to actress Marta Milans
KYLIE Minogue has ditched fiancé Joshua Sasse over suspicions he has cheated on her.
She took to Instagram to thank fans for their “love and support” today as she confirmed the split, after The Sun exclusively revealed she has broken off her engagement to the British actor.
The Sun can reveal Kylie, 48, ended the relationship with Joshua, 29, and threw him out of her West London home.
A source said: “She no longer trusts him.”
Kylie confirmed our world exclusive in an emotional post on Instagram today, revealing she is looking forward to moving on with her life.
Furious Kylie ordered toyboy fiancé Joshua out of her home after growing suspicious about his relationship with an actress.
Kylie, 48, believed Joshua, 29, had kept secret his increasing closeness to glamorous Spaniard Marta Milans, 34, insiders have revealed.
The Can’t Get You Out of My Head singer suspected the British actor of cheating on her and has now removed her “beloved” engagement ring.
Pals say she is inconsolable at the split — days after she vowed to drop her Minogue surname and become Kylie Sasse when they married.
Our source revealed: “She is absolutely devastated, totally heartbroken.
“She really believed he was The One. But she no longer trusts him.”
Joshua is said to have bonded with Marta while filming US TV drama No Tomorrow last year in Vancouver, Canada.
A source who worked on the show, which has since been axed, revealed: “It is well known that Joshua and Marta had been close for a number of months.”
Kylie is said to have had a series of rows with Joshua before travelling to Paris Fashion Week two weeks ago with her best pal, photographer Katerina Jebb.
When she returned, the Aussie superstar — who has had several famous lovers — asked Joshua to leave her West London home.
He has now moved back to his family’s farm house in Leominster, Herefordshire.
Our source explained: “It was in Paris that Kylie became suspicious and returned to London to confront Joshua.
“She immediately asked him to leave her home, which he had moved into at the start of the relationship.”
On Saturday Kylie was seen for the first time without her engagement ring — a huge Art Deco-inspired sparkler.
Posting a pic on Instagram from the recording studio, she obscured her ring finger by drawing hearts across the picture.
But songwriter Grace Barker, who is working on Kylie’s album, also posted a photo which showed her without the ring she has worn continuously for a year.
Friends say they have harboured doubts for some time about the relationship, which had been “tempestuous from the start”.
Kylie, who beat breast cancer in 2005, has been pictured looking drawn in recent months — appearing to cry at a Sydney hotel with a friend in November.
The source said: “After getting engaged she should have been on top of the world but it’s never been smooth sailing.
“Everyone is so upset for Kylie but her close friends and family really want her to get through this and stay strong.”
The couple met on the set of US TV show Galavant in summer 2015.
They quickly became an item and got engaged just months later when he proposed on holiday.
After The Sun broke the news, they officially announced their engagement in February 2016.
The couple had vowed not to wed until same-sex marriage was made legal in Australia.
But they have both been highly vocal about their happiness together.
Joshua gushed last August: “I know I’m in love when I don’t want to be anywhere else but with her.”
He added: “As anyone who has met her will attest, she is just the most unbelievable bundle of joy.
“It’s magic, it’s excitement and joy and sex.
“It’s feeling like you are alive with someone else and for me, it’s someone else who really makes me feel like I am alive every day.”
Announcing her plans to take Joshua’s surname when they tied the knot, the singer said last month: “Kylie Sasse is a great name.
“Kylie Minogue has never exactly tripped off the tongue.”
Last night a source close to Kylie revealed things had been breaking down for some time.
They said: “It is over but Kylie has been the bigger person here – she wouldn’t sling someone out on the street. But he did leave.
“The reality is this situation had been bubbling under for a little while. She tried to make it work.”
Kylie’s spokesman declined to comment.
Joshua also refused.
Gushing about Joshua
The Aussie star has spent the past couple of years waxing lyrical about her now-ex beau.
Here are some of her most smitten quotes:
“I go all gooey at the mention of him!” she told the Daily Telegraph in Australia in November 2015.
She also said of household chores: “I don’t do the cooking. Joshua does the cooking.”
On public displays of affection, she admitted: “I love that. I do all of it.”
And on their 20-year age difference, she insisted: “Even though on paper it might not look right, it just is right. He is an absolutely brilliant, brilliant guy.”
She went on: “Even if I try and act cool and natural, it’s written all over my face that I am very happy.
“Can I confess we actually did get matching jumpers? I’m not kidding.”
The following month she told Desert Island Discs: “I have a love in my life, which is just a beautiful thing.”
Last month, Kylie again spoke of the age gap, telling You magazine: “It’s not an issue, trust me.”
Her significant others
Kylie has had a series of high-profile romances since shooting to fame.
She dated Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan before splitting in 1989.
Kylie then hooked up with INXS rock star Michael Hutchence at the age of 21.
Her next known relationship was with model James Gooding, 41. This ended in 2003.
Kylie seemed besotted with French film star Olivier Martinez, 50, but their romance broke down in 2007 after four years together.
Her most recent boyfriend prior to Josh was Spanish model Andres Velencoso, 37.