Bobby Flay and Girlfriend Christina Pérez Split After 3 Years of Dating: Sources

Bobby Flay and Christina Pérez have ended their relationship, PEOPLE has learned.

The couple had been in a relationship for over three years. They met through mutual friends in 2020 before going public with their relationship in November 2021 at the Breeders’ Cup World Championship, where Flay’s horse Pizza Bianca finished first.

A representative for Flay did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

In the June 20 edition of her newsletter, titled A Friend Indeed, Pérez, 43, shared a “ritual of love” and hinted that she was entering a new and renewing chapter in her life.

“Last year I spent the summer solstice in London, where the longest day of the year is truly and impressively long,” she wrote. “That solstice was one of my favorite days in recent memory – slow and dreamlike, light and sweet. I spent it with one of my favorite people, and as the sun began to set before 10 pm, we went to the park to watch the last from the light.”

She then remembered plucking the lucky roses that she still has in her silk bag.

Bobby Flay and Christina Perez. Christina PeÌ rez/instagram

“The plants you collect should symbolize love; invoke it or keep it strong. Each plant represents the power of the sun—how its strength remains even after the light fades,” she wrote. “This year I will do the same ritual, but I will add something: I will scatter last year’s petals to make room for new ones.”

Flay (59) was married three times. He separated from actress Stephanie March in 2015 after 10 years of marriage. Flay and his second wife Kate Connelly have one daughter, Sophie (26). They divorced in 1998. He divorced his first wife, cook Debra Ponzek, in 1993.

He was open about the positive impact Pérez had on him.

“She’s so lovely. I’m really lucky to have met her,” Flay said in December 2021. “My life is so crazy busy and she’s always the light at the end of the day for me.”

Flay’s latest Pérez Instagram post was a tribute to her birthday in January.

“Happy birthday to the absolute most beautiful and honest person in my life. I love you CP. @christinalperez,” Flay captioned the photos, which ended with a sun-kissed selfie of the two.

Pérez — a writer who published in Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Glamour and more — commented, “🫶🏼 🫶🏼 🫶🏼🥹🥹🥹love you @bobbyflay ❤️.” Flay’s daughter Sophie also commented with a heart emoji.

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Pérez became close to Sophie, who is also a journalist. “Christina is so sweet,” Sophie told PEOPLE in 2022. “It’s really great to be able to learn from her.”

“They’re friends, which is really cool,” Bobby added at the time. “And I always feel like Christina can be someone Sophie can talk to about anything. It’s really nice.”

In May 2023, Flay revealed to PEOPLE how he stayed in touch with Pérez.

“We’re trying to balance it all because we’re both very busy,” he said. “So when we have to put our heads down, we go to work and we can give each other the space we need. But at the same time, we still stay connected safely.”

When they were back together in the same place, Flay said they would recharge by doing “the same thing I did when I was working, which was cooking.”

Bobby Flay and Christina Perez. Christina PeÌ rez/Instagram

Flay would fall in love with Pérez’s lifestyle newsletter. “I’m so proud of her,” he said in 2023. “And everyone says she’s just a great writer and has such a soothing touch with her pen.”

Flay added, “She’s a special lady.”

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