British singer and songwriter, Samuel Frederick Smith, popularly known as Sam Smith, has broken up with his boyfriend, Brandon Flynn.

The pair separated after a nine-month relationship.

Smith and Flynn who had been dating since October 2017 revealed on Wednesday that they had ended their relationship last week.

Smith also deleted pictures they took together from his Instagram page.

A source close to Smith told The Sun,

“Sam and Brandon had a real whirlwind romance. They really fell for each other.

“But they are both so busy with their careers and unfortunately, things just haven’t worked out. Sam is obviously devastated. This is the most significant relationship he has ever had.

“Thankfully, he is on tour across the US at the moment which has been a welcome distraction.”

The news comes after the singer was spotted enjoying a night out at Massachusetts club Candibar on Sunday with a small group of friends.