Strictly couple heartbreakingly 'split' after two years – despite 'wanting children' together
ok.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing professionals Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington have reportedly called it quits after two years of dating.The pair, who first got together in 2022, have decided to part ways after they "grew apart", despite having spent two "blissful" years together.
A source told The Sun: "It's heart-breaking. "Kai and Nadiya seemed like the most perfect couple and have been so, so blissfully in love." Despite their split, the duo are said to remain "incredibly close" and are determined not to let their break up affect this year's Strictly series.The source continued: "After a tough few weeks, they sat down together and decided to call it quits." Sign up to OK's TV newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free They also reassured fans that both Kai, 28, and Nadiya, 34, "remain incredibly close and are determined their split will not have any impact on the next series of 'Strictly' - they remain consummate professionals, and nothing will change that." OK!
has contacted reps for Kai and Nadiya for comment. The couple previously opened up to OK! about their hopes of starting a family together one day. “Marriage is important to me,” said Nadiya on the couple’s first exclusive joint photoshoot. “One day I would like to be a wife, and extend my family.” “It’s a future I want, too, absolutely,” added Kai. “I would love to be a dad and one day be a husband and have a family.
Ultimately, we’re not trying to start a family right now, but we are trying to create that family feeling among us and that’s important.” Last year, Kai couldn't help but gush about his then-girlfriend Nadiya, calling her "drop-dead gorgeous".
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