A HUGE TikTok star broke down in floods of tears in her latest video, announcing she’s split from her long term boyfriend and now needs a career break.
She admitted that she didn’t feel ready to talk about the break up yet but felt she “had to” due to speculation growing online.
Tabitha Swatosh and her partner Michael Sanzone have broken upCredit: TikTok / tabithaswatosh
They were together for four yearsCredit: TikTok / tabithaswatosh
Speaking on the split, a mascara-stained reluctantly read out what she wanted to say from a notebook to her phone camera.
The star began: “I have no idea how to start this. I have put off making this video because I don’t really know what I’m supposed to say. So instead I wrote it all down.
“So many people on the Internet have already made so many speculations, I haven’t even gotten to process everything myself.
“So even now I feel like I’m not really ready to talk about this but I also just feel like I have to.
“I haven’t told all my friends or family about this, so if this is the way you’re finding out, I hope you just understand.”
Tabitha then delved into the break-up and how she felt she had lost herself, crying harder when she explained that she and her former flame, Michael Sanzone, had called it quits.
She continued: “Michael and I are no longer together. Michael and I met when he was 20 and I was 21. This year I’m turning 26.
“The beginning of your 20’s, you’re really discovering who you are and who you want to be.
“When I moved to LA, I feel like I just really lost who “Tabitha” was. I put my whole identity into my relationship so when my relationship wasn’t doing well the rest of my whole life just fell apart.
She began dating him when she was only 21 years oldCredit: Getty
“I didn’t feel like I could be productive, I didn’t feel like I could hang around with friends, I didn’t want to talk to my family. So I really pushed everybody out.”
Tabitha revealed how some people who knew about the split believe she and Michael had just “given up”, which she was trying her best to ignore.
She described having exhausted all avenues to attempt to make the connection work, sadly without success.
She said: “People have been texting me saying [that me and Michael gave up] which I really let bother me for a while.
“People never knew what was really going on. Michael and I tried space, we tried time, we tried therapy, we really really did try.
“I think that’s just what’s so confusing. It’s not just losing a boyfriend. It’s losing the person I was glued to for so many years.”
Tabitha wrapped up the video by wishing Michael nothing but love in this world, and asked her followers to respect the fact that she needs time alone to “navigate this.”
Viewers reacted with compassion in Tabitha comments section.
One user reassured her: “Relationships ending should NEVER be seen as a failure.”
A second added: “You owe NOBODY an explanation.”
A third shared: “You are so strong. I am sending you all the love.”
On the same day, Michael posted a video of his own, poignantly noting how nearly two years earlier he had moved to Tennessee with his “two best friends and his girlfriend” and now “none of those people” are in his life.
Tabitha has amassed over 15million followers on her TikTok account alone.
She frequently posts videos documenting her life living on her farm, whether she’s renovating her chicken coops, sharing her farming outfit of the day or preparing the animals for bad weather.
Since the split, she’s added a line to her TikTok bio, saying: “Content shared was pre-recorded from weeks ago while I take some time away from socials,” followed by an emoji of two hands forming a heart.”
Tabitha frequently posts content about life living on her farm to social media
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