Breaking News: Strictly’s Nadiya Bychkova makes telling comment about Kai Widdrington split….see more

In a candid revelation, the mum-of-one stated, “We are not friends,” hinting at some tension between the pair.

The two professional dancers, who had sparked romance rumours after their close partnership on the hit BBC show, eventually confirmed their relationship in 2022 before this split this summer.

Nadiya confessed: “We work together but we are not friends and that’s ok. One thing I can tell you is that when you see me dancing with him it will be amazing because I’m a professional.”

“I just knew Nadiya was The One,” says Kai of the moment he fell for his co-star, a dancer on Strictly since 2017, shortly after he joined the show in September 2021.

“She’s the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen, but the real beauty is not just what you see on the outside – it’s the person on the inside I fell in love with.”

Nadiya is a doting mother to her seven-year-old daughter, Mila, whom she shares with her ex-fiance, Slovenian footballer Matija Skarabot.