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15 Real Life Soap Opera Couple Breakups, Including Called Off Engagements, Divorces & 1 Love Triangle That Could Be the Plot of a Show

Relationship drama often drives the plot of our favorite soap operas, and a happy ending isn’t always right around the corner.

Some characters find a fairytale love story, but it’s rarely without a few bumps along the road. After all, affairs, amnesia and so many other unexpected plot twists make it pretty hard for a relationship to go the distance.

There isn’t often quite as much drama in real life, but the set of a soap opera is actually a spot where romantic relationships are born between costars. While there aren’t as many wild plot twists, these love stories can be nearly as contentious as the ones we see onscreen.

And they aren’t all guaranteed to last.

We previously rounded up 15 soap opera couples who are dating in real life, including one that has been married for nearly 50 years!

However, we were able to find as many former couples who have broken up. Several actors have dated and even married multiple costars. Others made it decades before deciding to call things off.

The list also includes stars who divorced and called of engagements or simply broke things off. There’s also one iconic love triangle that started out as the plot of a popular soap opera before bleeding over into real life!

Scroll through the slideshow to see a lineup of soap opera power couples who split up…

15 Real Life Soap Opera Couples That Broke Up, Including 1 Love Triangle That Spilled Over From a Show

Relationship drama often drives the plot of our favorite soap operas, and a happy ending is far from guaranteed.

Some characters find a fairytale love story, but it’s rarely without a few bumps along the road. After all, affairs, amnesia and so many other unexpected plot twists make it pretty hard for a relationship to last.

There isn’t often anywhere near as much drama in real life, but the set of a soap opera is actually a spot where romantic relationships are born between costars. While there aren’t as many wild plot twists, these love stories can be nearly as contentious as the ones we see onscreen. They aren’t all guaranteed to last.

We previously rounded up 15 soap opera couples who are dating in real life, including one that has been married for nearly 50 years!

However, we were able to find as many former couples who have broken up. Several actors have dated and even married multiple costars. Others made it decades before deciding to call things off.

The list also includes one love triangle that started out as the plot of a popular soap opera before bleeding over into real life!

Scroll through the slideshow to see a lineup of soap opera power couples who split up…

Justin Hartley Dating History - Current Wife & All of His Famous Exes Revealed

All eyes will be on Justin Hartley after the Super Bowl as his new CBS series Tracker will premiere right after the big game!

We decided to take a look back at Justin‘s dating history and fill you all in on his love life.

Justin, 47, has been in the public eye for over two decades after landing a role on the soap opera series Passions. He is now best known for his work on This Is Us, but fans also know him for his roles on Smallville, Emily Owens MD, and The Young and the Restless.

If you didn’t know, Justin has been married three times and all three of his wives are all soap opera stars.

Browse through the slideshow to check out Justin Hartley’s dating history…

Chrishell Stause Mistaken for Justin Hartley's First Ex Wife & She Makes Sure to Correct the Error!

Selling Sunset‘s Chrishell Stause was mistaken for Justin Hartley‘s first ex wife in an online article and she is making sure to correct the mistake.

If you don’t know, Justin‘s first ex wife, Lindsay Hartley, is temporarily replacing actress Kelly Monaco on General Hospital as Kelly deals with a health issue.

The Daily Mail posted an article about the news, except instead of using Lindsay‘s photo, they used Chrishell‘s pic.

Chrishell posted a link to the article and wrote, “Wrong ex wife.”

Justin and Chrishell‘s split came as a shock to fans when it was announced last year. Justin and Chrishell were married from 2017-2019 and Justin and Lindsay were married from 2004 to 2012.

General Hospital's Kelly Monaco Temporarily Replaced on the Soap Opera - Find Out Why

You may not see Kelly Monaco on her hit show General Hospital immediately upon the show’s return to television after a hiatus.

Kelly has played the role of Sam McCall Morgan for over a decade and when episodes return, the role will be briefly played by actress Lindsay Hartley. Lindsay was once married to This Is Us actor Justin Hartley.

Lindsay‘s mom confirmed the news on Twitter, explaining what happened: “Kelly is great and should be back on set Monday. 14 day quarantine after a breathing problem with mask 1st day back. 3 negative Covid test, Iā€™d say she is better than great. Thank you for all of the love šŸ’•.”

You can see a side-by-side of Kelly (on the left) and Lindsay (on the right) below.