Strictly in backstage chaos as ‘tension behind the scenes’ means two stars ‘refuse to stand near each other’ on live TV

STRICTLY Come Dancing is embroiled successful backstage hostility owed to 2 stars 'refusing to basal adjacent to each other' connected screen, The Sun tin exclusively reveal.

Professional dancers Kai Widdrington, 29, and Nadiya Bychkova, 35, are said to beryllium avoiding each different down the scenes pursuing their break-up.

Things are truthful frosty betwixt the erstwhile mates that they are lasting connected other sides of the acceptable during unrecorded broadcasts.

Ever Saturday night, the pros and celebrities are required to stitchery successful the 'Clauditorium' aft each Strictly pairing has performed.

But erstwhile Claudia Winkleman is interviewing the contestants, Kai and Nadiya garbage to basal adjacent each other.

A root told The Sun: "It's painfully evident Nadiya and Kai are successful the awkward post-break up signifier and struggling to beryllium adjacent 1 another. 

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"Obviously that's the hazard that comes with dating idiosyncratic astatine work, truthful they're some trying their champion to steer wide of each other.

"When the brace are successful the Clauditorium, they're ever connected other sides. Although they whitethorn person large smiles connected their faces erstwhile the cameras are running, it's been precise tense betwixt them. 

"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."

The Sun has contacted Kai and Nadiya's rep. The BBC had nary remark to make.

Former Strictly Come Dancing mates Kai and Nadiya split implicit the summer aft 2 years of dating.

Following their break-up it was reported that bosses astatine Strictly were considering banning workplace romances owed to the hostility it tin origin backstage.

An insider told the Daily Mail that specified romances "have the imaginable to make antagonistic situations for Strictly and the BBC".

In September, was claimed Kai and Nadiya had to beryllium kept apart astatine the National Television Awards.

An onlooker said: "When the brace got wrong the O2 they gave each different a precise wide berth.

"Organisers had ensured determination would beryllium nary awkward camera shots by keeping the frosty brace isolated from each other."

Earlier this month, Nadiya gave an update connected her feelings towards her ex.

The star, who is mum to seven-year-old Mila from a erstwhile relationship, told The Mirror: "We enactment unneurotic but we are not friends and that’s ok.

"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."

Kai and Nadiya called clip connected their romance, which began successful 2022, aft a stint connected circuit together.

There was nary 3rd enactment progressive and pals said the brace conscionable “grew apart” aft 2 “blissful” years together.

“It’s heartbreaking,” a person said. “Kai and Nadiya seemed similar the astir cleanable mates and person been so, truthful blissfully successful love.

“But the pressures of touring - being successful each other’s abstraction 24/7, and the accent of performing a sell-out amusement yet took its toll. 

“After a pugnacious fewer weeks, they sat down unneurotic and decided to telephone it quits. They stay incredibly adjacent and are determined their divided volition not person immoderate interaction connected the adjacent bid of Strictly - they stay consummate professionals, and thing volition alteration that.”