Soap opera fans will be sad about this news: Courtney Hope and Chad Duell are breaking up.

The TV stars got married less than two months ago, but they've now called it quits, according to reports in Soap Opera Digest and People.

Courtney Hope and Chad Duell break up after wedding

Duell, known from General Hospital, and Hope, known from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful, had been dating for five years before they got engaged on Valentine's Day 2021.

The couple tied the knot on Oct. 23 but have now split just over seven weeks later. They have "quietly called it quits," a source told Soap Opera Digest. Neither actor has addressed the news on social media at this time.

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Courtney Hope and Chad Duell break up 7 weeks after their wedding.

It's the second short-lived marriage for Duell, 34. He was married in late 2012 and that union also ended within the year. It was the first marriage for Hope, 32.

We wish them the best moving forward. You can see Duell today in his Emmy-winning General Hospital role as "Michael Corinthos" and Hope on The Young and the Restless as "Sally Spectra."