‘Their busy schedules put pressure on the relationship’: Taron Egerton ‘splits’ from long-term girlfriend Emily Thomas… after passing out on stage and quitting West End show Cock

• The actor, 32 has allegedly now signed up to celebrity dating app Raya to find his next lucky lady following the six-year relationship
• Having deleted all traces of her from his Instagram profile, sources close to the star have claimed the relationship became ‘strained’ due to their busy schedules
• An insider said: ‘Taron and Emily have both been really busy for the past year and it put a lot of pressure on their relationship
• ‘They have separated and it hasn’t been easy for either of them. He is taking some time for himself now but he is open to meeting someone else soon
• ‘He has been putting himself out there on Raya in the hopes he can ease himself back into dating’ 

Taron Egerton has split from his long-term girlfriend Emily Thomas after six years together, according to a new report.

The actor, 32, who passed out on stage during the opening night of his West End show Cock last month before quitting for good, has allegedly now signed up to celebrity dating app Raya to find his next lucky lady.

Having deleted all traces of the assistant director from his Instagram profile, sources close to the star have claimed their relationship became ‘strained’ due to their busy schedules.

Happier times: Taron Egerton has reportedly split from his long-term girlfriend Emily Thomas… after passing out on stage and quitting West End show Cock (pictured with Emily in 2020)

An insider told The Sun: ‘Taron and Emily have both been really busy for the past year and it put a lot of pressure on their relationship.

‘They have separated and it hasn’t been easy for either of them. He is taking some time for himself now but he is open to meeting someone else soon.

‘He has been putting himself out there on Raya in the hopes he can ease himself back into dating.’ 

Emily has worked on blockbuster movies including the likes of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wonder Woman and Justice League.

Oh no: Taron recently withdrew completely from appearing in his West End show Cock where he was starring alongside Bridgerton ‘s Jonathan Bailey

Representatives for Taron have been contacted for comment by MailOnline. 

He previously split with his partner in 2018 before confirming they had romantically reconciled at the pre-BAFTA Filmmakers Dinner four months later. 

In November of that year, the Robin Hood actor dropped the bombshell he had split from Emily after two years together.

A month later he was spotted putting on a very cosy display with Kirsty Gallacher, then 42, with the pair leaving a party together at 4am.

Shame: Having deleted all traces of the assistant director from his Instagram profile, sources close to the star have claimed their relationship became ‘strained’ due to their busy schedules (pictured in 2019) 

Taron insisted he was ‘reinventing’ himself in the wake of the break up as he shaved his head to play Sir Elton John in the new biopic Rocketman.

He claimed shaving his head had a ‘cathartic’ impact to change the way he looked following his split.

He said: ‘I found it quite liberating because I just finished the Elton John thing and had this awful hair. So, I shaved my hair cos they had thinned it right out and given me this bald patch.

‘It was very cathartic and also, not to put a downer on things, I split up with my girlfriend not long ago and it weirdly felt a bit like reinvention… to sort of change the way I look.’

Taron recently withdrew completely from appearing in his West End show Cock where he was starring alongside Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey.

Upset: An insider said: ‘Taron and Emily have both been really busy for the past year and it put a lot of pressure on their relationship’

The announcement that the Rocketman actor has dropped out ‘for personal reasons’ comes after he was replaced when he tested positive for Covid-19 and fainted on stage during the opening night of the play. 

In a statement released by the Twitter account for the play, a revival of Mike Bartlett’s 2009 production Cock at London’s Ambassador Theatre, it said that understudy Joel Harper-Jackson will take over the role of M previously played by Taron.

‘Joel Harper-Jackson will take over the role of M in Mike Bartlett’s razor sharp, hilarious play Cock until the end of the run,’ it said. 

‘The part was originally played in this production by Taron Egerton, who has had to withdraw from the production due to personal reasons.’

The statement added that Joel was an understudy for the role, ‘and has been playing the part of M for the past ten days while Taron was absent from the production having tested positive for Covid’.

Sad: The announcement that the Rocketman actor has dropped out ‘for personal reasons’ comes after he was replaced when he tested positive for Covid-19 and fainted on stage during the opening night of the play (pictured on stage with Jonathan)

Lower down in the statement: Director Marianne Elliott described Joel as an ‘absolute hero’, saying that he’s a ‘brilliant and gifted actor’ who took over the role ‘at extremely short notice’.

‘Audiences have been standing and cheering and so am I,’ Marianne added.

Jonathan, who has recently been leaving Netflix viewers swooning with his return as Anthony Bridgerton in the second season of the hit period drama Bridgerton, added that Joel is ‘an immense talent and we couldn’t be luckier to have him on board’.

‘I am proud to continue sharing the stage with him,’ he concluded in his part of the statement. 

Announcement: In a statement released by the Twitter account for the play, a revival of Mike Bartlett’s 2009 production Cock at London’s Ambassador Theatre, it said that understudy Joel Harper-Jackson will take over the role of M previously played by Taron

Cock centres around John (Bailey), a man who falls in love with a woman (Jade Anouka) after going on a break from his long-term boyfriend (Egerton). 

Last week the production team also released a statement after Taron fainted on stage.

The statement read: ‘During this evening’s first preview of Mike Bartlett’s play ‘Cock’ at the Ambassadors Theatre, Taron Egerton fainted towards the end of the performance.

‘A doctor who was in the audience attended to Taron immediately after the incident, and whilst he felt fine, it was decided that Taron’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson would continue in the role to complete the performance.’ 

‘We expect Taron to return to the show next week’: The show’s producers previously announced the news he had Covid in a statement shared online

Taron subsequently wrote on Instagram: ‘As some of you may have heard, I passed out during the first performance of COCK last night.

‘I am completely fine. Slightly sore neck and a bruised ego, but I’m fine.

‘I’ve decided to put a positive spin on it and I would appreciate it if anyone who was in the theatre last night just said that I gave such a committed, electrifying performance that my body couldn’t handle it and check out. 

‘That being said, apparently you’re meant to actually do the full show and not just three quarters of it. [sic]’

Taron praised his ‘amazing’ understudy for stepping in.

His post continued: ‘I’ll be back with a vengeance tomorrow night. That you to the amazing team at the theatre and my wonderful cast mates for being so lovely. 

‘But mainly I wanted to say thanks to Joel Harper Jackson who stepped in to do the last bit of the play.

‘Joel is an amazing actor and a lovely person. Thank you, Joel. T x. [sic]’ 

Phew! Following his collapse, Taron said he was ‘completely fine’, and took to Instagram to reassure his fans and announce he would be returning to the stage ‘with a vengeance’

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