Serayah and Joey Bada$$ have ended their engagement a little over a year after welcoming their first child together.
The actress announced the split on Instagram Monday and explained why she chose to end the relationship.
“There comes a point in a woman’s life when choosing herself is no longer an option, it becomes necessary,” she began.
“After much thought, I have made the difficult decision to end my engagement and relationship with the father of my child, Joey.”
Serayah, 31, said she “believed wholeheartedly” in the life they were building and “wanted nothing more than to protect” their family.
However, the Kingdom Business star claimed she ultimately had to face a “painful truth.”
“There had been repeated infidelity throughout our relationship, including during some of the most vulnerable and meaningful moments of my life,” she alleged.
Serayah said she wasn’t sharing the details for “sympathy, retaliation, or to publicly tear anyone down,” but instead encouraged women to trust their instincts.
“If your intuition is telling you something is wrong, listen to it,” she wrote.
“Don’t make yourself smaller to keep someone else comfortable. Don’t compromise your values because you’re afraid of losing the future you imagined. And don’t allow someone else’s choices to become a referendum on your worth,” she added.
With their son in mind, Serayah said she plans to keep the details of their relationship private moving forward.
“I will always respect the fact that we share a beautiful son, and my priority will be protecting his peace, privacy and relationship with both of his parents,” she wrote.
“For that reason, I won’t be discussing the intimate details of our relationship publicly beyond what I have shared here.”
Serayah and Joey began dating in 2023 and welcomed their son in June 2025. The pair announced their engagement the following month.
While the relationship has come to an end, Serayah closed her statement by looking ahead.
“This chapter did not end the way I prayed it would. But endings can also be beginnings.”
