below deck costar Ben Willoughby And Sunny Marquis officially over.

"I would like to ask that people please respect my space at this time and stop the negative comments and messages," Willoughby wrote via Instagram Story on Saturday, December 21. "It's been a tough couple of weeks and some things are personal between the two of them. Man."

Willoughby noted that he concentrated on "on moving forward" adding, "I understand that an affair was public and followed by many Thanks for understanding."

Willoughby Breakup speculations are rife Earlier this month when she deleted photos of Marquis from her social media. The former co-stars often documented their romance online after reuniting while filming Season 11, which wrapped earlier this year.

"Yep you guessed it 😜 we're still together! We can finally let go of the secret we've been keeping for the last 15 months," Willoughby captioned an Instagram post of her and Marquise in May. "We want to thank you all for your support throughout season 11 @belowdeckbravo It's been a rollercoaster season and the beginning of a relationship rekindled."

Willoughby explains his relationship with the Marquis The show has progressed beyond thatNoting, “We finished a world tour together last year and Sunny flew to Australia for Christmas. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed the season. Sunny and Ben xx.”

She continued in a separate post: "We traveled a lot last year! From Mexico, Italy, Greece, Morocco, Canary Islands, Australia, we had a great time navigating life together. This is a keeper, she's a special person 💛🫶🏼."

Below Deck viewers witnessed the ups and downs of Willoughby and the Marquis in season 11. While working on deck, Willoughby and the Marquis develop a casual relationship, which becomes more complicated during his campaign. They continued to hook up when he became her boss - and before she tried to rekindle their romance With former costars Camille Lamb.

“Coming back on board St. David's, it's like taking a stroll down memory lane. With Camille, it was this instant spark. We were like children in love. I've been really thinking about him lately," Willoughby told the camera during an April episode of the show. “Maybe a part of me believed that something could happen because we were great together. Look what the girls did to me?"

the lamb Finally close Willoughby And she was uncertain about the future with the Marquis.

“It's a bit of a roller coaster between Sunny and me. Sunny says she doesn't want a relationship. He was just there to enjoy the experience and enjoy what was happening,” he said exclusively our weekly About their current status in March. "And then as things turned out, we both got a little more involved and it was pretty hard for me to tell him that I needed to focus on my work because I was moving into this leadership role."

Willoughby I saw his problem With Marquis as a lesson, adding, “I think he's taken a lot personally when it should have just been for work and I'd like to see him after the show. So that's exactly where my head is at the moment. We want to work first and then we will see what can blossom after that.”