Former Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba announces split from wife

Former Strictly Come Dancing victor Ore Oduba has announced his separation from his woman Portia.

The 38-year-old erstwhile Newsround presenter said the mates separated earlier this twelvemonth successful a station connected Instagram.

In his post, Oduba said helium was “grateful” for the emotion of his followers aft the break-up.

He said: “Portia and I are bittersweet to denote that we separated earlier this year.

“We are truthful grateful for each the emotion you’ve shared with america some implicit the years, and we privation to convey you successful beforehand for respecting our privateness arsenic we navigate this hard transition.

“We volition beryllium making nary further comment.”

Oduba won the 14th bid of the BBC dancing amusement successful 2016 alongside nonrecreational creation spouse Joanne Clifton, beating runners-up Louise Redknapp and her creation spouse Kevin Clifton, who is Joanne’s brother.

The TV presenter began his vocation connected children’s CBBC quality shows Newsround and Sportsround, earlier going connected to look connected BBC Breakfast, ITV’s This Morning and Match Of The Day Kickabout.

Portia Oduba is simply a TV researcher, who joined the presenter successful 2015. The brace person had 2 children together. Her begetter is Nick Culmer, the erstwhile pb vocalist of punk set Anti-Nowhere League.