Susan Sarandon’s boyfriend Jonathan Bricklin has quashed rumours that they have split up.

The couple’s five-year relationship was alleged to be on the rocks, following a disagreement over Jonathan’s role in AOL’s new reality TV show, Connected.

Susan Sarandon, Jonathan Bricklin and Darren Criss
Susan Sarandon and Jonathan Bricklin (Paul Bruinooge/AP)

Jonathan, who is 31 years younger than the Oscar-winning actress, revealed their relationship has its complications but said they are still together.

“Susan and I have a lot of respect and great admiration for each other. It’s impossible to concisely characterise our relationship, other than to say that it continues to evolve in new and unexpected ways,” he told People.

“She supported my decision to be a part of AOL’s Connected, and making this series about my life has brought up real and somewhat unexplored issues, but it didn’t break us up.”

The series, which is adapted from the Israeli version and produced by Morgan Spurlock, focuses on a number of New York inhabitants as they document their lives with handheld cameras over the course of six months, with Jonathan as one of the individuals.

Susan, who met Jonathan on a road trip to Chile in early 2010 and is an investor in his SPiN ping-pong bars, frequently appears on the show, which launches on March 31.