Gerard and Morgan [Photo: Courtesy]

Gerard Butler has reportedly split from his girlfriend Morgan Brown after nearly seven years of dating. The Hollywood actor, 50, was first linked to the interior designer  49, back in 2014 and they had an on/off romance in the following years - splitting and getting back together several times. Now Us Weekly reports the pair have called it quits for good.

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A source told the publication they are both "handling the breakup with maturity," adding that Scottish hunk Gerard struggled with the idea of settling down. They said: "[Gerard] couldn’t fully settle down with Morgan and commit... they’re better off as friends."

The former couple were last pictured together in July. They are believed to have got together in 2014 when they were seen on a trip to Malibu, California together in the autumn of that year. 

Gerard and Morgan are said to have split before getting back together in April 2016, before parting ways again in November that year. However, they had rekindled their romance by July 2017 but split again three months later.

Over the years, the Olympus Has Fallen has been linked to women including pop star Rita Ora, and reality TV regular Brandi Glanville. He also previously dated actress M?d?lina Diana Ghenea back in 2013.

Speaking back in 2014, Gerard admitted he'd spent years struggling to find The One.  He told the Mail on Sunday: "I have not met the one princess yet. "That doesn’t mean I have not met a lot of princesses along the way, but not the one and only yet..." He went on to confess being in a relationship as an actor is pretty tough.

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Gerard said: "It’s harder to be in a relationship in this industry. It’s partly my own fault, and partly the nature of the beast. It’s hard when you are leaving all the time. I’m now in Australia for two months. Who wants to put up with that? But who says life has to be just one relationship? Maybe it’s meant to have many short relationships."