Strictly Come Dancing backstage 'tension' as two stars 'refusing to be near each other'

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington are said to beryllium avoiding each different portion connected the amusement aft the dancer admitted they are 'not friends'

Two Strictly Come Dancing stars are said to beryllium "doing their champion to debar each other" astatine the unrecorded shows.

Professional dancers Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova are reportedly keeping their region from each different down the scenes. The brace divided earlier the commencement of this year's series of the BBC creation contention aft uncovering emotion connected the show. They had started dating successful 2022 and tried to support their romance distant from the spotlight earlier yet going public.

It was reported astatine the clip the divided was amicable, but claims aboriginal emerged that the mates are "no longer connected affable terms". Just past week, Nadiya revealed to the Mirror that the erstwhile brace are "not friends". Asked astir the interruption up, Nadiya said: "We enactment unneurotic but we are not friends and that’s okay. One happening I tin archer you is that erstwhile you spot maine dancing with him it volition beryllium astonishing due to the fact that I’m a professional."

Things person go frosty betwixt Nadiya and Kai connected surface arsenic they person been lasting connected other sides of the acceptable during unrecorded shows. Every Saturday, the professionals and their personage partners stitchery successful the 'Clauditorium' pursuing each performance. Kai and Nadiya person been seen to beryllium keeping their region arsenic big Claudia Winkleman chats to the stars.

"Although they whitethorn person large smiles connected their faces erstwhile the cameras are running, it's been precise tense betwixt them," a root told the Sun. "They garbage to beryllium adjacent each different astatine each connected set- but there's not overmuch country up determination with each the professionals. They conscionable person to bash their champion to debar each different each weekend."

Nadiya met Kai connected the BBC creation contention astatine the extremity of 2021, wherever they fell caput implicit heels for each other. Nadiya, who was antecedently joined to Russian dancer Sergey Konovaltsev, had joined Strictly successful 2017, portion Kai became portion of the formed successful 2021. He had antecedently enjoyed a five-year narration with nonrecreational dancer and chap Dancing with the Stars professional, Giulia Dotta from 2016 until 2021.

Nadiya and Kai initially tried to support their narration connected the down-low arsenic it took immoderate clip for Nadiya to consciousness acceptable to determination connected with Kai. She was erstwhile engaged to footballer Matija Skarabot and stock girl Mila. Nadiya discussed however she introduced her girl Mila to Kai successful an quality connected Loose Women past year.

She said: "It took rather immoderate time, honestly, it's not easy." Gesturing to panelist Judi Love, who has 2 teenage children, Nadiya said: "As you cognize you support your kid arsenic overmuch arsenic you can. It took immoderate clip but helium proved himself successful each the imaginable ways. Mila perfectly adores him."

When asked what the aboriginal could clasp for the mates and if an engagement was connected the cards, Kai erstwhile replied: “Listen, what tin I say… we are precise blessed unneurotic and we don’t privation this to end. Of people we privation to beryllium unneurotic for life, truthful we volition spot wherever it goes.”

The Mirror has contacted Kai and Nadiya's representatives for comment.

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