Strictly star confirms split from girlfriend weeks after shock elimination

Strictly Come Dancing prima Tom Dean and his woman person called clip connected their romance.

The Olympic golden medallist, 24, was the archetypal prima eliminated from Strictly’s 20th-anniversary series conscionable weeks ago, leaving some viewers and his nonrecreational spouse mislaid for words.

Tom was paired with Ukrainian ballroom and Latin champion Nadiya Bychkova, 35, who precocious suffered her ain heartbreak aft splitting from boyfriend and chap pro Kai Widdrington, 29.

However, it is believed that Tom’s divided from woman Charlotte Phillips was not related to the alleged Strictly curse.

As per the Daily Mail, the jock and communications exec ‘amicably’ parted ways conscionable 2 weeks into his Strictly experience.

Sources assertion their year-long romance had simply travel to a earthy end.

Tom and Lottie had reportedly been ‘on the rocks’ for a portion and had been gradually ‘drifting apart’.

An insider said: ‘Like successful truthful galore breakups, Tom and Lottie’s year-long narration had people tally its course, and it has thing to bash with Strictly; it conscionable happened to beryllium successful the archetypal 2 weeks that they decided to portion ways.

‘They are inactive bully friends and it’s each amicable betwixt them.’ 

Lottie past featured connected Tom’s Instagram astatine the extremity of August, erstwhile helium shared a slew of snaps of caller beingness happenings, including a selfie of them successful a lift.

Before that, helium posted a selfie of them unneurotic successful a edifice astatine the extremity of 2023 arsenic helium reflected connected the year, with Lottie commenting underneath: ‘The best’.

They enjoyed plentifulness of travels unneurotic during their 12-month relationship, arsenic Tom gave fans an penetration into their holidays, arsenic good arsenic his invited location enactment from the Paris Olympics, wherever Lottie celebrated with him.

Prior to dating Lottie, helium was successful a narration with Catherine Ross.

Following what galore Strictly viewers deemed a premature exit from the show, Tom has remained adjacent with his spouse Nadiya.

The 2 attended the Pride of Britain Awards unneurotic successful October and dined astatine a nutrient lawsuit unneurotic past week.

Tom commented connected a station Nadiya shared: ‘What an afternoon. Best nutrient and champion company.’ 

The three-time Olympic golden medallist was Nadiya’s archetypal Strictly spouse since 2022, arsenic fans raged that she wasn’t fixed a personage past series.

Alas, they lone got to execute 2 dances, arsenic Tom was beaten successful the archetypal dance-off by Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones, who were yet sent packing the week after.

Tom wrote connected societal media aft his exit: ‘Coming consecutive from the Paris 2024 Olympics into Strictly Come Dancing has been a whirlwind but I’m so, truthful proud

‘The travel whitethorn person ended a small earlier than I hoped and of course, I americium truthful gutted, but I’m truthful grateful for each the astonishing radical I met, radical I’ll beryllium cheering connected passim and who I cognize volition proceed to smash it.’

Addressing Nadiya directly, helium wrote sweetly: ‘And to my superb partner @nadiyabychkova , convey you truthful overmuch for everything. You’ve been an astonishing teacher and to person danced alongside you has been an implicit privilege.’

Nadiya besides commented: ‘So arrogant of you partner. You showed everyone the bosom of an Olympic champion. I privation it could person lasted longer but it has been a fantastic fewer weeks. 🙏🏼🤍’

Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday and Sunday connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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