{"id":432993,"date":"2025-09-18T06:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432993\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T06:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:23:13","slug":"strictly-come-dancings-nadiya-bychkovas-heartbreaking-admission-after-kai-widdrington-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432993\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s Nadiya Bychkova&#8217;s heartbreaking admission after Kai Widdrington split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strictly Come Dancing professional Nadiya Bychkova has spoken out on her split from Kai Widdrington, admitting that she&#8217;s in a &#8216;really good place&#8217; being single<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_66374e\">Jane Lavender<\/strong> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_66374e\">Liam De Brun<\/strong> TV and Celebrity writer<\/p>\n<p>07:00, 18 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JSR_MEN_030625_NadiyaBychkova.jpg\" alt=\"Strictly Come Dancing's Nadiya Bychkova\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s Nadiya Bychkova(Image: Nadiya Bychkova Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/strictly-come-dancing-star-feared-32425667\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Nadiya Bychkova<\/a> has confessed &#8216;being single is beautiful&#8217; following her split from Kai Widdrington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Viewers of the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> dance show were shocked last year when the pair revealed they were ending their relationship after three years together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The duo first met on the programme in 2021, with their split reportedly stemming from the strains of working and touring alongside one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kai has since found romance with Chloe Wells, whom he encountered nine months after becoming single, whilst Nadiya, 35, has stayed unattached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nadiya, who became part of Strictly in 2017, has now declared she&#8217;s in a &#8216;really good place&#8217; living independently, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/tv\/strictly-come-dancings-nadiya-bychkova-31993839\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the Manchester Evening News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking to the Daily Mail&#8217;s Eden Confidential column: &#8220;Look at me &#8211; being single is beautiful. I&#8217;m in a really good place and I&#8217;m really happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JSR_MEN_291223_NadiyaKai_02.jpg\" alt=\"Strictly Come Dancing's Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington(Image: Nadiya Bychkova Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following his Instagram debut with Chloe in April, Kai shared with Christine Lampard on Lorraine in May that he&#8217;s the &#8216;happiest&#8217; he&#8217;s ever felt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;2025 is the half of 10 years, I&#8217;m turning 30 in August, and as you said, things come at the perfect time. I feel very, very happy, and it&#8217;s largely down to my other half as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following her and Kai&#8217;s separation, Nadiya disclosed that despite collaborating on Strictly, they no longer maintain a friendship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She told The Mirror in October 2024: &#8220;We work together but we are not friends and that&#8217;s OK. One thing I can tell you is that when you see me dancing with him, it will be amazing because I&#8217;m a professional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile, Nadiya recently disclosed that she opted to insure her entire body because &#8216;dancing puts food on the table&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She told The Sun newspaper: &#8220;I do have things insured \u2013 everything I need for dancing. Dancing puts food on the table, so I need to make sure I am ok. I think it comes from when I was competing at the highest level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Nadiya went on: &#8220;I do a lot of workouts for my feet. It&#8217;s about building the muscles. You don&#8217;t want to walk in heels and twist something or break something.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;As we get older, we need to look after ourselves even more. 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