The 38-year-old, who started dating Rivas four months ago, wrote in his New! magazine column about their split.
He said: 'But the fact is I just didn't get the chance to see her in the end. It's not fair for me to ask her to put up with me being on the road for weeks at a time.'
And Katie Price's ex went on to add that the couple's romance was real, despite speculation it was to generate publicity.
Andre said: 'I am hurt that some people have suggested our relationship wasn't real. I would never be part of something like that.
'We never did any work together because we didn't want people thinking this was ever about publicity.'