The Steve Harrington depicter on the hit Netflix show and the 'It Follows' actress never officially confirmed their split, but the exes have never been seen together since the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars party.
- June 7, 2024
AceShowbiz - Joe Keery has finally broken his silence on his split from Maika Monroe. The "Stranger Things" star, who dated the "It Follows" actress for five years, claimed he's "really isolated" after their "big breakup."
The 32-year-old addressed the matter during a sit-down with Variety. "It's a weird job, being an actor," he told the publication. "You fly to a random place, move your whole life and that is basically your new life for the next six months."
"I had also gone through a big breakup, right as I was leaving Rome, so I was really isolated and focused on my work," he added. "My social life pretty much revolved around the show; my work life revolved around the show. We weren't really leaving due to COVID-19."
In the wake of his separation from Maika, Keery said he "started working out a bunch and changed my diet a little bit." He detailed, "I've never really done that for a job. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think it kind of informed me physically."
"I had a very simple lifestyle, and I was cooking for myself," the actor continued, adding that "being able to roll with the punches and buckle in" is a big part of making his career work amid life changes, like the breakup, and geographical ones.
Joe and Maika never officially confirmed their split. However, the exes have been seen together since the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars party. In October 2023, Maika was spotted kissing Ariana Grande's ex-husband Dalton Gomez in pictures obtained by TMZ.
Joe, for his part, was seen packing on PDAs with Chase Sui Wonders in October 2023. Walking arm-in-arm, the two looked all snuggled up together before Pete Davidson's former girlfriend snuck in some PDA and subtly grabbed Joe's butt.
