Why did Gabriel Iglesias break up? His relationship with Claudia Valdez

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Iglesias’ jokes often touch on his personal life. However, Iglesias leaves out his love life in his performances, preferring to draw humor from other places, like his family. This piece looks at Iglesias’ breakup with Claudia Valdez. 

Gabriel Iglesias broke up with Claudia Valdez as he battled depression and alcoholism

Claudia Valdez and Gabriel Iglesias
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According to The Sun, Iglesias and Valdez were first spotted together in 2008. They embarked on a long-term private relationship that ended in mid-2020. 

The details about Iglesias and Claudia’s break up remain unclear, but we suspect Iglesias’ battle with depression and alcoholism had something to do with it. 

In June 2020, Iglesias told people that his life fell apart under the stress of balancing work and family. Consequently, he broke up with Claudia. “I went into survival mode,” he said

Iglesias said being single allowed him to focus on his career, his son, and his dogs. “I feel like I’ve got everything I ever wanted.”

Iglesias isn’t biologically related to his son, Frankie; he is Claudia’s son from a previous relationship. He maintained a close relationship with Frankie despite his split from Claudia. 

He told Billboard that he regretted not spending enough time with Frankie as he grew up. The realization prompted him to postpone some of his 2017 shows so he could reconnect with family. Iglesias talked to the outlet about his heart-to-heart with Claudia’s son:

“(I said), ‘I’m sorry for all the years of missing birthdays, years of me being gone on Christmas, years of me being away. I could’ve done better, and I could’ve been more involved’. And he was awesome. He hugged me said, ‘It’s OK.’”