Now it appears his ex has kept the cat the couple adopted together in May

Relationship cost Smith her political spin job and his marriage to Silda

Spitzer caught sneaking into her apartment while married two years ago

Ex governor and girlfriend Lis Smith have split up after two years together

Eliot Spitzer's ex-girlfriend has got custody of their cat after the end of their two year relationship which cost the former New York governor his marriage and Lis Smith her political spin job.

The couple adopted the gray grimalkin together - then named Silk - from an LA shelter earlier this year.

In May, non-for-profit Operation Save the WhoDatt Fur Babies, posted a picture of Smith, 33, cuddled up with the cat under the caption 'Guess who Silk was adopted by? The ex Governor of New York! This baby is so lucky!'

Now it appears Smith got custody in the break-up after she posted on Twitter another picture of her posing with the cat, who was re-named Cersei after the Game of Thrones character, just hours before news emerged of the split.

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Smith posted a picture of herself on Twitter posing with Cersei the cat, adopted from an LA shelter with Spitzer in May, just hours before news emerged of the spit

After two years together it appears that the disgraced former New York governor and partner Lis Smith have gone their separate ways (pictured together at a Knicks game in March, 2014)

The caption reads '@CerseitheCat makes her triumphant return to Baltimore. #OMalleyCat #RescuesforOMalley.' Smith even created a Twitter account for the cat whose bio reads 'director of rapid response at@Cats­For­OMalley.'

Smith and Spitzer, 56, have agreed to go their separate ways after their two-year relationship. A spokeswoman for the former governor, Lisa Linden, told NY Daily News that the break-up was amicable.

'Given how hectic both their work and travel schedules are, they decided a few weeks ago to take a break in their relationship,' Linden told NY Daily News.

'They remain very close and continue to care for each other,' Linden added.

The couple adopted the gray grimalkin together - then named Silk - from an LA shelter earlier this year

Smith even created a Twitter account for the cat whose bio reads 'director of rapid response at@Cats­For­OMalley

Smith had just joined Bill de Blasio's team and was widely considered to be the likely candidate for the mayor's press secretary when pictures of emerged of then-married Spitzer sneaking into her Soho apartment in December 2013.

At the time, Spitzer was still with his wife of 25 years, Silda, who had remained with her husband after he was forced to resign from his post as New York governor in 2008 after spending more than $15,000 on prostitutes.

The pair divorced soon after with Silda, who has three grown children with Spitzer, winning a $7.5m divorce deal along with $240,000-a-year for life and the pair's luxury Fifth Avenue home.

After the affair was made public, Spitzer appeared to have no qualms about hiding his new relationship with a much younger woman.

The disgraced Democrat was spotted with Smith at a Knicks game just weeks after his divorce was finalized, and were pair were seen kidding through the game. Spitzer was also pictured as he was introduced to his new girlfriend's family in Christmas 2013.

Shortly after the couple took a romantic trip to Jamaica where they engaged in an alleged amorous hot tub session.

After the affair was made public, Spitzer appeared to have no qualms about hiding his new relationship with a much younger woman (pictured in July, 2014)

The couple's split was said to have been amicable and was blamed on their hectic work and travel schedules

Witnesses at the hotel claimed they had seen Spitzer sucking his topless girlfriend's toes in the tub.

Spitzer met Smith, 33, while she was his campaign manager during his failed political 'comeback' to become New York City's new comptroller in 2013.

After the failed bid she went to work for then New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio but within a week of her relationship with Spitzer becoming public, she was out.

Smith now works as the deputy campaign manager for former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley in his campaign for the 2016 election.

Spitzer, 56, is a multi-millionaire thanks to his property tycoon father Bernard who owned a string of luxury apartments around Central Park. Last year he passed away leaving a total of $16million to his son.

Once considered a future presidential candidate, he met his former wife Silda at Harvard Law School in 1987.

Spitzer became state Attorney General in 1998 and found fame as the 'Sheriff of Wall Street' - going after corrupt financiers.

When news of Spitzer and Smith's relationship broke, he was still with his wife of 25 years, Silda, who had remained with her husband after he was forced to resign from his post as New York governor in 2008 after spending more than $15,000 on prostitutes (pictured at his resignation speech in 2008)

Spitzer and wife Silda, who has three grown children with Spitzer, divorced last year and she was awarded a $7.5m deal along with $240,000-a-year for life and the pair's luxury Fifth Avenue home

His moral authority and intellect helped catapult him into the governor's office in 2007 - however he resigned in disgrace just a year later after being revealed to have used prostitutes.

He reportedly had at least seven meetings with high-end prostitutes over a six-month period, and is also believed to have spent up to $80,000 on them over many years, starting when he was attorney general.

Infamous as Client 9 of the Emporers Club VIP call-girl ring, he resigned at a public press conference with his then-wife Silda Wall Spitzer by his side.

The pair finalized a very public and bitter divorce in February 2014.