Marcille, Gross call off engagement

Marcille, Gross call off engagement
Marcille, Gross call off engagement

Former Y&R and Top Model star Eva Marcille and actor Lance Gross have called off their engagement. The pair says the split was a mutual, amicable decision.

Eva Marcille (ex-Tyra Hamilton)and her fianc, Lance Gross, have called off their wedding. The pair released a statement to Essence magazine, which stated that the split was a mutual decision.

Eva Pigford Marcille, with boyfriend Lance Gross
Eva Marcille with Lance Gross

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"Lance Gross and Eva Marcille have mutually decided to end their relationship. The split is completely amicable," the statement read.

Gross popped the question to Marcille on Christmas Eve 2008 with a three-carat Pav Cartier ring. The couple was to marry in July of this year.

In addition to her work on The Young and the Restless, Marcille won top honors in the third cycle of America's Next Top Model. Gross is one of the stars of the film Our Family Wedding, which co-stars Ugly Betty's America Ferrera. Gross is an NAACP Image Award winner for his work on the television series, Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

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