Mika Abdalla is entering a new chapter after her breakup with Jake Short, her representative confirmed. The news comes after recent public interest in the couple’s relationship, which had previously included an engagement announcement in 2025.
“Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life,” Abdalla’s rep told Us Weekly, “it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together.” The statement added that the two “continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms,” while asking for privacy and respect.
Abdalla, 26, and Short, 29, first met as co-stars in the 2022 film Sex Appeal, where they played friends who become lovers. Their on-screen chemistry later carried into real life, and the pair eventually began dating off screen.
Their relationship was often visible in subtle social media posts, including regular Instagram photo dumps shared on both of their accounts. In May 2025, Short’s manager, Brian Medavoy, publicly confirmed that the couple had gotten engaged.
Medavoy marked the occasion with an Instagram post celebrating the milestone. He wrote that it was “an awesome day” celebrating “the next chapter” for Short and Abdalla, describing the moment as a joy to witness from their work together on set to their real-life relationship. The post included images from a garden party and congratulated the couple on what he called their future together.
The breakup signals the end of a relationship that developed from a professional partnership into a public romance. While the pair are no longer engaged, their representatives say they remain on good terms as they move forward separately.
Abdalla is known for her role in Off Campus, and the breakup has drawn attention as fans followed the couple’s progression from co-stars to partners to fiancés. Short, who had shared the engagement news publicly through his manager, now appears to be moving on alongside Abdalla in a more private way.
For now, both are asking for space as they navigate the end of their relationship. Despite the split, the statement from Abdalla’s camp emphasized mutual support and a respectful tone, suggesting that the two are keeping their separation amicable.
Their relationship had attracted interest because of the way it began: on the set of Sex Appeal and later continued in real life. That connection, combined with their engagement news in 2025, had made them a notable young Hollywood couple. Now, their breakup marks a quiet but clear end to that chapter.
