Off Campus star Mika Abdalla and actor Jake Short ended their engagement in 2026 after meeting in 2021. Short’s manager confirmed their engagement in 2025, and Abdalla’s spokesperson later said the couple “are no longer together,” asking for privacy as fans co
When fans first connected Mika Abdalla and Jake Short, it felt like a story that belonged to the screen—two people meeting on a project, then growing into something real. But by 2026, that chapter closed.
Abdalla, who plays Allie Hayes on the hit Off Campus series, met Short in 2021. The connection began while they starred together in Hulu’s Sex Appeal. where they played onscreen best friends who conduct an experiment on intimacy. Four years later, their relationship moved from chemistry to commitment.
In 2025. Short’s manager Brian Medavoy confirmed the couple’s engagement through an Instagram post captioned: “An awesome day yesterday celebrating the next chapter for my longtime client. Jake Short and his fiance Mika Abdalla. From set to real life – watching your journey has been a joy. Here’s to forever.” The post included a photo of Abdalla and Short.
By June 2026, that engagement was no longer part of their lives. A spokesperson for Abdalla confirmed exclusively to Us Weekly in June 2026 that the actress had recently split from Short. In a June 1. 2026 statement. the rep said: “Due to recent interest in Mika’s personal life it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together.” The spokesperson added that they “continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms. ” and asked for “privacy and respect.”.
Their separation lands in the middle of a busy public life for Short, whose career has kept him in the spotlight long before and throughout the relationship. Short has starred in shows including A.N.T Farm, Mighty Med, and Lab Rats: Elite Force.
In a 2011 interview, Short described his start in acting: “I got into acting four years ago,” he said. “I started in Indiana where I’m from. I basically developed from there. I came out here, got a manager and agent and that’s basically my story in how I got involved in acting.”
His work also brought major recognition. Short won the Kids Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor in 2012 for his role as Fletcher Quimby on A.N.T Farm. He was nominated again in 2014 for the same award, where he lost to Ross Lynch.
Even as his personal life became a point of public attention, Short continued to expand his creative lane. In March 2026, he shared that he directed his first short, which starred Bradley Stephen Perry. On Instagram at the time. he wrote: “Could not be more thrilled to share that my first crack at directing a short will be screened in my home city at BHFF and close to my home town at CIFF!” He asked fans to buy tickets for screenings happening on April 14th or 15th. and said he would attend both festivals.
He continued in the same post: “Info on tickets is in my bio. Countless lessons were learned in this process and I have a million thanks to give to everyone that has helped along the way. I could go on and on here, but I’ll save that. Cause really I just want to keep creating things with my friends. And I hope I get to share a lot more of this more often. See you at the screening and on the next project very soon.”.
That “creating with friends” theme has already shaped at least one collaboration with Perry. Short and Perry started their podcast, “The Sit and Chat,” in 2025. Their most recent episode dropped in January 2025 and featured guest Olivia Holt. The podcast summary reads: “Two friends who grew up in the film industry chat with other creatives about their background and opportunities that lead them to pursue their passions.”.
The story of Abdalla and Short is now back in the spotlight for the part that’s hardest to hold onto: the timing. They met in 2021 on Hulu’s Sex Appeal. became engaged in 2025—confirmed by Short’s manager Brian Medavoy—and then. in 2026. Abdalla’s spokesperson confirmed that they ended their engagement and are “no longer together. ” while asking for privacy.
For fans of Off Campus and for viewers who first watched Abdalla and Short play best friends on Sex Appeal, the ending comes with a clear message from Abdalla’s team: they can keep supporting each other, but the personal details are meant to stay out of the noise.
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Engaged in 2025 then split 2026… that was fast.
Sounds like fans got too in their business. People just can’t mind their own. Also Hulu show or whatever shouldn’t matter but it kinda does lol.
Wait I thought they met in 2021 on Sex Appeal? But the article says the manager posted the engagement in 2025… so like were they even together before that or was it just for the cameras? Either way “friendly terms” usually means something happened.
I’m not buying the privacy thing. Like she literally had a rep statement, that’s the opposite of privacy. Maybe Jake had something with Off Campus too? Or maybe it was because of the intimacy experiment plot? idk, but engagement pictures always feel staged anyway.