Tate McRae and New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes have reportedly ended their relationship after months of public sightings and persistent speculation about their status.<\/p>\n
Neither McRae nor Hughes ever personally confirmed that they were a couple, and neither has announced a breakup. However, Page Six reported<\/a> on August 7th that multiple sources say the singer and NHL player are no longer together.<\/p>\n The outlet received conflicting accounts about who ended the relationship. One source claimed Hughes broke things off after seeing what the source called “red flags,” while sources close to McRae said she was the one who ended it.<\/p>\n Sources Disagree About Who Ended the Relationship<\/p>\n Page Six reported that Hughes has been telling friends he ended the romance before the pair ever had an opportunity to publicly confirm it. One source claimed the 25-year-old hockey player saw “red flags” and decided to end the relationship.<\/p>\n The same source alleged that Hughes has since begun dating other people. Sources close to McRae offered the opposite account, telling the outlet that the 23-year-old singer was the one who “pulled the plug.”<\/p>\n McRae Had Just Spoken About Keeping Relationships Private<\/p>\n Days before the breakup report, McRae discussed how deliberately she tries to separate her relationships from her public life. “I try to keep my relationships as sacred and private as possible,” she told Variety in an interview published August 3rd, according to Us Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I love the people in my life. They love me. You just try to keep that circle as positive and supportive as possible,” she said. “And the outside noise, I can’t do anything about that. Focusing my energy on something that I can’t control, it just puts me in a bad mood.”<\/p>\n They Were First Linked After a New York Dinner<\/p>\n The dating speculation began in November 2025 when McRae and Hughes were spotted dining together at Anton’s in New York City’s West Village. Their connection became considerably more visible the following month.<\/p>\n McRae attended a New Jersey Devils game at Newark’s Prudential Center on December 21st, when Hughes returned to the lineup following a hand injury. The next day, she and Hughes were photographed walking together in Manhattan, smiling and laughing as they made their way through the city.<\/p>\n