Ross Mathews and Salvador Camarena separate after 10 years

Ross Mathews and his nearly 10-year-old partner split up.

On Sunday, the TV personality announced on Instagram that he and his long-time boyfriend, Salvador Camarena, had decided to split up.

"After nearly ten years together, Salvador and I decided that it was time to separate," wrote 39-year-old Mathews. "This split is friendly and filled with kindness, compassion and true love for one another. As we progress, each of us feels as if he has a cheerleader by his side – a family member for life. We are happy. Thank you all for your wishes and your love. "

The couple, who started dating in 2008, sold their first home in Los Angeles in 2013 and bought a "contemporary home in Glendale with panoramic views of the valley and the mountain", according to Variety. The same year, the duo appeared in an episode of the television series HGTV. House Hunters, shopping for a getaway at home in Palm Springs, California.

the RuPaul drag racing race Judge was open about her relationship with Camarena – as well as about her sexuality in general.

In his book Man Up!, released in 2013, Mathews explained how he had come to the conclusion that he was gay.

"I realized that I was gay in the shower one day with Barbra Streisand. It happened while I was lathering, flushing and rehearsing with Pert Plus, "he wrote. "While I was singing the chorus of my favorite song of Funny girl"Oh my man, I love him so much, he will never know" that hit me. "