Adam Lambert splits with his Finnish host boyfriend Sauli Koskinen blaming 'hectic schedules' for relationship breakdown

By Cassie Carpenter

Published: 00:43 EST, 7 April 2013 | Updated: 00:43 EST, 7 April 2013

Their turbulent love first made headlines in 2011 after the couple was arrested in Helsinki following a physical altercation.

And Adam Lambert and his Finnish host boyfriend Sauli Koskinen have decided to part ways due to 'hectic schedules.'

The 31-year-old singer, who was the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol, had been dating his 28-year-old beau for nearly three years.

It's over: Adam Lambert and his Finnish host boyfriend Sauli Koskinen have decided to part ways after nearly three years due to 'hectic schedules'

It's over: Adam Lambert and his Finnish host boyfriend Sauli Koskinen have decided to part ways after nearly three years due to 'hectic schedules'

'It’s been kind of on its way out in the last couple of months,' the Grammy nominee told South Florida Gay News on Friday.

'Sauli and I remain really good friends, and I know it’s a cliché thing to say. But it’s totally true.'

Like Adam, Sauli first gained fame by appearing on a reality competition - as the winner of the Finnish Big Brother in 2007.

'Sauli and I remain really good friends': Like Adam, Sauli first gained fame by appearing on a reality competition - as the winner of the Finnish Big Brother in 2007

'Sauli and I remain really good friends': Like Adam, Sauli first gained fame by appearing on a reality competition - as the winner of the Finnish Big Brother in 2007

Embattled: The turbulent couple, last photographed together on Valentine's Day, first made headlines after getting arrested in Helsinki following a physical altercation in 2011

Embattled: The turbulent couple, last photographed together on Valentine's Day, first made headlines after getting arrested in Helsinki following a physical altercation in 2011

'I’ve been getting really busy and traveling a lot and and he’s been getting really busy because he has a show he’s filming for Finnish television,' the flamboyant glam rocker said.

'So we just decided to part ways.'

Lambert even added that he'd just given Koskinen a 'coffee and bagel' that same morning.

Hectic schedules: The American Idol alum said he'd been busy traveling while Sauli was busy filming a show for Finnish TV

Hectic schedules: The American Idol alum said he'd been busy traveling while Sauli was busy filming a show for Finnish TV

Definitely still friends: Lambert even added that he'd just given Koskinen a 'coffee and bagel' on Saturday morning

Definitely still friends: Lambert even added that he'd just given Koskinen a 'coffee and bagel' on Saturday morning

Rocking on: Adam, seen leaving Bootsy Bellows Saturday night, will next headline the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade and Festival on April 14

Rocking on: Adam, seen leaving Bootsy Bellows Saturday night, will next headline the Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade and Festival on April 14

Adam continued, 'He’s a great person and we’ve had an amazing couple of years together. Things have just run their course.'

The If I Had You crooner laughed off his 2011 publicized arrest alongside the blond entertainment reporter.

He tweeted at the time: 'Jetlag+Vodka=blackout. Us÷blackout=irrational confusion. jail+guilt+press=lesson learned. Sauli+Adam+hangover burgers= laughing bout it.'

Meanwhile, Sauli wrote on his blog: 'Fame is not easy. Celebrities are only human. Love is not easy either, but it is forever!'

The handsome tenor, who reportedly insured his voice for $48 million last year, has two concerts on the horizon.

According to USA Today, Adam will be the headline performer for Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade and Festival on April 14.

And the Post Gazette reported that he'll headline the Pittsburgh Pride in the Street festival on June 15.


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