Jessie J confirms heartbreaking split from Chanan Colman after five years — as singer admits it has been a ‘sad and difficult situation’

Jessie J has spent the past few years fighting battles that would test almost anyone.

She endured the heartbreak of pregnancy loss.

She found love again when she least expected it.

She became a mother to the little boy she had dreamed of holding.

And then came another frightening chapter — a breast cancer diagnosis that forced her to confront her health, undergo major surgery and temporarily put parts of her career on hold.

Through so much of that extraordinary emotional journey, Chanan Safir Colman was beside her.

He was once the man Jessie described as “the calm to my crazy.”

“The peace to my fear.”

A “beam of light” who helped illuminate some of her darkest days.

But now, after building a life together and welcoming their beloved son Sky, Jessie has revealed that their romantic relationship has quietly come to an end.

The 38-year-old singer confirmed that she and Chanan decided to separate “some time ago,” describing the private reality behind their split in painfully honest words.

“It has been a sad and difficult situation.”

Yet there is no public war.

No bitter accusations.

No dramatic attempt to erase the years they shared.

Instead, Jessie says they are trying to transform what was once a romantic relationship into something different — a friendship built around the person who matters most.

Their son.

Sky.

‘We decided to end our romantic relationship’

Jessie chose to address the separation publicly because, as someone who has spent much of her adult life in the spotlight, she knew speculation could quickly begin.

Rather than allowing rumours to define the story, she wanted people to hear the truth directly from her.

“Chanan and I decided to end our romantic relationship some time ago,” she wrote.

“It has been a sad and difficult situation, but we have been focused on navigating the change privately and positively for a healthy and happy co-parenting environment for our son, and ourselves.”

Those words reveal something important.

This was not necessarily a sudden decision made for public consumption.

According to Jessie, the relationship had already ended privately before she chose to tell the world.

Behind closed doors, they had apparently been trying to understand what their new reality would look like.

Not simply as two people whose romance had ended.

But as two parents whose lives will always remain connected.

‘Before rumours circulate’

Jessie has lived in the public eye long enough to understand what silence can sometimes create.

A photograph.

A missing appearance.

A social-media post.

Two people seen separately.

Suddenly, speculation begins.

That appears to be exactly what she wanted to avoid.

“Unfortunately being in the public eye this is the easiest way to let people know the truth, before rumours circulate or a false narrative is written,” she explained.

It was a remarkably controlled way to announce something deeply personal.

And what struck me most was not the separation itself.

It was Jessie’s determination to protect what remains.

Respect.

Friendship.

And above everything else, their family.

Because although Jessie and Chanan are no longer romantic partners, they are still Sky’s mother and father.

That is the relationship they say they are determined to preserve.

‘We will always continue supporting each other’

Jessie made it clear that people should not be surprised if she and Chanan are still seen together.

They may still appear as a family.

They may occasionally post about one another.

They may still share moments involving their son.

But she does not want those moments to be misunderstood as evidence that they have secretly reunited.

“We will always continue supporting each other with love, respect and care as friends and most importantly being Sky’s Mum and Dad,” she said.

“So if you see us out and about together as a family, or posting each other on socials every now and again. That’s exactly what we are doing.”

“Raising and loving Sky together, supported with a positive friendship.”

There is something quietly heartbreaking about those words.

Because they acknowledge that love does not always disappear when a relationship changes.

Sometimes it simply has to become something else.

A love story born after heartbreak

Jessie and Chanan’s relationship began during an extraordinarily vulnerable period in her life.

The pair are believed to have become close around 2021, shortly after Jessie experienced a devastating miscarriage.

Jessie had openly shared the depth of that loss, describing the emotional pain of losing a pregnancy she had desperately wanted.

Then Chanan entered her life.

Born in Denmark, he built a career as a professional basketball player before retiring from the sport.

When Jessie later spoke publicly about their relationship, her words revealed just how deeply his presence had affected her.

She described him as:

“The calm to my crazy.”

“The peace to my fear.”

“The Daddy to my baby.”

She also called him a “beam of light” who had “lit up my dark days.”

Perhaps the most revealing description of all was this:

“A whirlwind love.”

For Jessie, who had experienced such profound sadness before meeting him, their relationship appeared to represent hope arriving unexpectedly.

And then came the moment that changed both of their lives forever.

Becoming parents to Sky

In May 2023, Jessie and Chanan welcomed their son, Sky.

Motherhood represented an especially emotional milestone for Jessie after everything she had experienced.

The singer had been candid about wanting to become a mother, making Sky’s arrival an enormously significant chapter in her life.

Her relationship with Chanan was no longer simply about the two of them.

They were parents.

A family.

Photographs and messages shared during that period captured moments of happiness that felt particularly meaningful given the heartbreak Jessie had endured before.

But life would soon test her again.

This time, through her health.

The diagnosis that changed everything

In 2025, Jessie revealed that she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer.

The announcement stunned fans.

Behind the energetic performer known for powerhouse vocals and songs including “Price Tag” was a woman confronting one of the most frightening realities imaginable.

Jessie admitted she had wrestled with whether to make her diagnosis public.

Ultimately, she chose to share what she was experiencing with the fans and people who cared about her.

Her treatment had immediate consequences for both her personal and professional life.

She was forced to change career plans and cancel scheduled performances while prioritising her health.

Jessie underwent major surgery, including a mastectomy and reconstruction.

She shared parts of that journey publicly, refusing to pretend that everything was easy.

There was fear.

Uncertainty.

Recovery.

And enormous emotional pressure.

Then came the news she had desperately hoped to hear.

She revealed that she had been told she was cancer-free.

Jessie said she cried for hours.

After months of uncertainty, those tears represented relief that words could barely capture.

Yet now, while emerging from one of the hardest health battles of her life, another deeply personal chapter has ended.

Her relationship with Chanan.

From ‘beam of light’ to friendship

This is perhaps what makes their separation feel especially poignant.

Chanan was not simply someone Jessie dated during an ordinary period of her life.

Their relationship existed through some of her greatest emotional extremes.

They came together following devastating loss.

They became parents.

They built a family.

And they navigated frightening health challenges.

Those experiences do not simply disappear because a romantic relationship ends.

Jessie’s statement appears to recognise that reality.

She has not publicly attacked Chanan.

She has not offered intimate details about why their relationship ended.

And unless either of them chooses to share more, the reasons behind the separation remain private.

What Jessie has made clear is what happens next.

Friendship.

Respect.

Co-parenting.

And Sky.

A very different kind of ending

Celebrity breakups are often presented as battles.

Who left whom?

What went wrong?

Who is dating someone new?

Who deleted which photograph?

But Jessie appears determined to resist that narrative.

Her announcement was sad, certainly.

She explicitly described the situation as difficult.

But there was also maturity in the way she framed what comes next.

Sometimes relationships end without either person becoming the villain.

Sometimes two people who once loved each other romantically have to find a completely different way to remain in each other’s lives.

For Jessie and Chanan, that reason is their son.

Their relationship may have changed.

Their responsibility to Sky has not.

Jessie’s long journey through love

Before Chanan, Jessie’s most high-profile relationship was with Hollywood actor Channing Tatum.

The pair were first romantically linked in 2018 and had an on-off relationship before ultimately going their separate ways.

Reports at the time suggested demanding careers, family responsibilities and complicated schedules played a role in their decision to remain apart.

Jessie then entered another chapter.

Loss.

Healing.

Meeting Chanan.

Motherhood.

Cancer.

Recovery.

And now separation.

When viewed together, the past several years of her life read like an extraordinary emotional journey.

Yet throughout it all, Jessie has repeatedly chosen to speak openly about vulnerability.

She has discussed grief.

She has spoken about fear.

She has shown moments of recovery that were far from glamorous.

And now she has acknowledged that a relationship she once described with such affection has reached its romantic end.

‘Sad and difficult’ — but not without love

Perhaps the most powerful thing about Jessie’s announcement is the contradiction at its heart.

Something can be sad and still be handled with love.

A relationship can end while respect remains.

Two people can stop being partners while continuing to be a family in a different form.

That is what Jessie appears to be asking people to understand.

If she is photographed with Chanan, it does not necessarily mean they have reconciled.

If she posts about him, it does not mean the breakup was false.

It may simply mean two parents are doing exactly what they promised.

Raising Sky together.

What comes next for Jessie?

At 38, Jessie J finds herself entering yet another new chapter.

Her body has been through surgery and recovery.

Her career has had to adapt around her health.

Her relationship has changed.

And motherhood remains at the centre of everything.

There is sadness in this story.

It would be impossible to ignore that.

Jessie herself called the situation “sad and difficult.”

But there is also something hopeful in the way she has chosen to describe the future.

She and Chanan may no longer be a couple.

But they are not pretending the years they shared meant nothing.

They created a family.

They welcomed a little boy they both adore.

And now they are attempting something that can sometimes require just as much courage as staying together:

Learning how to let one chapter end without destroying everything good that came before it.

Perhaps Jessie herself expressed that reality best.

They will continue supporting each other “with love, respect and care as friends.”

Not lovers.

Not the couple they once were.

But always Sky’s mum and dad.

After miscarriage, motherhood, cancer and now the end of a deeply significant relationship, Jessie J has been forced to navigate more change than most people would ever wish for.

Yet once again, she is moving forward.

Not pretending there is no sadness.

Not hiding that it has been difficult.

But choosing, in her own words, to navigate the change “privately and positively.”

Sometimes the end of a love story does not mean love itself has vanished.

Sometimes it simply means learning to carry it differently.

And for Jessie J and Chanan Colman, that new story now begins with the little boy who will forever keep them connected:

Sky.