Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey split

Jun 3, 2006, 3:05 GMT

Los Angeles - Another Hollywood glamour couple has bitten the dust. Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey have split up, People Magazine reported Friday, noting that the actor it recently dubbed the 'sexiest man alive' is now available again.

The couple met while filming Sahara in 2005 but 'have decided to take time off as a couple. Due to busy work schedules and so much time apart, they mutually decided four weeks ago that separating was the best thing to do at this time,' according to a joint statement from the couple.

'They're very good friends, but they haven't been able to be together,' a source close to Cruz told the magazine. 'Who knows what the future holds.'

Cruz, 32, is currently in Spain filming Manolete, a drama about the legendary Spanish bullfighter co-starring Adrien Brody. Meanwhile, McConaughey, 36, is in the US shooting We Are Marshall, a movie about former Marshall University football coach Jack Lengyel.

The couple last saw each other in March when McConaughey visited Cruz on location in Spain.