Double Bay couple Ben Mills and Carmen Hamilton end their engagement

Sydney’s eastern suburbs have been rocked by the collapse of yet another high-profile couple, just weeks after Kirsten and Jean-Marc Carriol’s shock split.

Businessman Ben Mills and his fashion blogger fiancée Carmen Hamilton have quietly parted ways just months after becoming engaged in February.

Friends of the former couple confirmed their split to Emerald City, with one saying: ‘There’s no bitterness or animosity; the relationship just ran its course.’

Mills, who co-founded the trendy Double Bay wellness centre Shelter, has apparently moved back to his home city of Perth as he recovers from the split. 

Meanwhile, Hamilton has taken a break from her usual schedule of attending beauty and fashion events.

Hamilton runs the successful fashion blog The Chronicles of Her, and is also a regular contributor to Vogue Australia.

Mills, who co-founded the trendy Double Bay wellness centre Shelter, has apparently moved back to his home city of Perth as he recovers from the split

Hamilton has taken a break from her usual schedule of attending beauty and fashion events 

Hamilton runs the fashion blog The Chronicles of Her and is also a regular contributor to Vogue

Mills and Hamilton’s reported split comes weeks after businessman Jean-Marc Carriol and his skincare mogul wife Kirsten ended their 20-year marriage.

The pair, once regarded as Sydney’s ‘original It couple’, are reportedly living separately, with Jean-Marc staying at their marital home in Vaucluse while Kirsten lives at a property in Paddington.

They share joint custody of their two children.

Last month it was revealed businessman Jean-Marc Carriol and his skincare mogul wife Kirsten (pictured together) had ended their 20-year marriage 

The pair, once regarded as Sydney’s ‘original It couple’, are living separately, with Jean-Marc staying at their marital home in Vaucluse while Kirsten (seen) lives at a property in Paddington 

News of their recent split apparently came as a shock to their circle of friends, with one telling Sunday Confidential in August: ‘We all can’t believe their marriage has ended.’

Mills and Hamilton’s break-up also comes a year after a high-society love triangle sent Sydney’s eastern suburbs into a tizzy.

Eyebrows were raised in late 2021 when socialite Hollie Nasser announced she was dating investment banker Charlie Aitken, the husband of her best friend Ellie.

Eyebrows were raised in late 2021 when socialite Hollie Nasser announced she was dating investment banker Charlie Aitken, the husband of her best friend Ellie. Complicating things further was the fact Mr Aitken was in business with Ms Nasser’s investor husband, Christopher. (Pictured L-R: Christopher, Hollie, Ellie and Charlie)

The relationship began shortly after Charlie and Ellie’s marriage broke down.

Complicating things further was the fact Mr Aitken was in business with Ms Nasser’s investor husband, Christopher.

Ms Nasser and Mr Aitken spent several months in a love bubble.

The Nassers and Aitkens were two of Sydney’s power couples before a scandalous love triangle tore them apart. (Left: Ellie and Charlie, right: Hollie and Christopher)

They were trying to take things slow, but intense public scrutiny of their relationship added a level of pressure they didn’t expect – or know how to handle.

She reportedly confided in friends she was struggling with all the attention the relationship brought her.

‘She never wanted it,’ a friend said. ‘She just wanted to get back to being a mum. Hollie really just wants to move on with her life.’

Hollie confirmed in May she had split from Charlie, telling The Sunday Telegraph the romance was over and she was focusing on her children.

All four parties, Hollie and Charlie, along with their exes Chris and Ellie, have now gone their separate ways, but are still intertwined as a result of their young children and the company they keep. (All pictured dining at Eleven Madison Park in New York before the Covid pandemic)