Madeline Argy Says Breaking Up with Central Cee Was Like 'Ripping the Band-Aid Off' After Relationship Got 'Toxic'

The influencer told Alex Cooper on Wednesday’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ that the relationship involved “a lot of back and forth and stuff, in a fun, toxic way.”

Madeline Argy spills the tea for the first time about her private but not secret relationship with Central Cee.

Argy, who joined Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network last month, opened up about her two-year “entanglement” with the British rapper on Wednesday’s episode Call her dad.

It was one of the first times the UK influencer spoke publicly about the relationship, which she said ended two months ago. “I made one last call,” she told Cooper. 29.

Argy, 23, said she knew they needed to break up for a while before she really did anything about it, noting that it was “difficult because we were both a bit obsessed with each other”.

“It’s been a lot of back and forth and stuff, kind of in a fun, toxic way where you’re like, oh my God, this has to end, but f… it, let’s go on another trip together or let’s have another night.”

She said they would “talk” about why the relationship was no longer “fulfilling” them and that they were “not happy,” but, as many toxic relationships tend to be, they would simply end up where they started: together.

Madeline Argy and Central Cee pose together in a TikTok video.

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“It was supposed to be like ripping off a Band-Aid,” Argy, whose debut podcast Pretty lonely premiere on Monday, he told Cooper about the breakup — though that was easier said than done.

The moment she realized she had to go through with it came after she confessed something to a friend, a rare mistake because Argy said she kept most of the details of her relationship to herself.

“I told her something and from that moment on I said, ‘OK, I have no choice. This relationship has to end now,’ she said, adding that everything she admitted was ‘humbling’.

Madeline Argy and Central Cee.

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The split was also fueled by the realization of Argy, who posted her first TikTok video in March 2021 and quickly amassed a following (4.8 million on TikTok) who identified with her vulnerability and no-holds-barred style of content.

“I really didn’t like who I became, especially towards the end,” she told Cooper. “One thing that always struck me was that he always said I was rude. And I’m really proud that I’m not fucking rude to anybody.”

She continued: “I understand that I’m kind of shy and sometimes I can come off as not interested, but really I’m like – I don’t know what to say and so I don’t say anything. But then I said, no, you’re right. Whenever I’m in the room with your friends, your family or your colleagues, I don’t say anything and I become this closed, little version of myself. And I feel like everything I say is stupid or everything I say is wrong in some way.”

In the weeks following their split — and especially during her first New York Fashion Week — Argy said she pushed herself.

Although her self-esteem was damaged during her relationship with the “Sprinter” rapper – who went viral for his hit “Doja” last summer, in which he sings about Argy, “How can I be homophobic? My bitch is gay,” and who made him the UK’s most listened-to rap artist — she said she “really brought him back”.

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Madeline Argy opens up about her breakup with Central Cee in a new episode of Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy.”

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While NYFW brought her an opportunity to grow and meet new people, it also offered temptation.

“It’s New York Fashion Week and he was here and I wasn’t going to see him, but I got a text,” she said, sharing that she almost slipped up and reunited with the 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Oakley Neil HT Caesar-Su.

“My friend said, ‘If you didn’t dare, you don’t have to do it,’ and I said, ‘No. I absolutely will not.’ And I went to bed, and I expected to wake up the next morning and be like, ‘Thank god, I survived that situation.’ And I woke up like, ‘No, I really should have fucked him,'” she admitted.

“I texted my friend, ‘I actually think I’m addicted to chaos. I think I wish I woke up this morning like, oh my god. Crazy. Went to his hotel. Left at 5 in the morning. I came back here, I felt so,’ continued Argy. “And I thought – how could I possibly want that? It’s a real addiction.”

Argy also shared that the last time she saw Central Cee was at Olivia Rodrigo’s dinner party FACE in August.

“The last time I saw him was actually dinner at Olivia Rodrigo’s, that was the last time I saw him. And there was definitely a sense of tension there, but we went to dinner together, and I think I could kind of see reactions from people at the table, like, ‘Ugh, something’s going on.'”

The tension between them was so obvious that even the “Vampira” singer noticed it. “I’m pretty sure Rodrigo herself checked in and said, “Are you okay?” She says, ‘What the hell is going on?’

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Although they are no longer together, Argy said she wishes her ex only the best and told Cooper she still celebrates his success.

“He is in such an exciting part of his life and I am very happy for him. This is huge – everything he does is huge, everything is exciting,” she said, adding that his recent success got her thinking. “I thought, why are we forcing each other to be in this situation? I don’t want this toxic, horrible situation – what it has become, horrible – to always be in the back of your mind.”

She also put to rest speculation that their relationship was nothing more than an attempt to gain more attention, a theory that has been circulating on the Internet. “What nobody actually believes is that it wasn’t PR. If it was a PR, I’d probably post it more than three freaking times. We kept it a secret for a long time.”

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