Strictly come Dancing star Kai Widdrington succumbed to interrogation from the Loose Women panel on Friday, to reveal the 'secret' of how his romance with fellow pro Nadiya Bychkova started and admitting it was him who made the first move.
Kai joined Strictly as a professional dancer last year, becoming a firm favourite with fans and making it all the final with his first ever celeb partner, TV host Aj Odudu, before disaster struck and AJ was injured in rehearsals, forcing then to pull out of the final and have to watch from the sidelines as Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice won the Glitterball trophy.
Kai was back in action in the Strictly ballroom last year, although was out much sooner than 12 months earlier, as she and Loose Women host Kaye Adams were the first couple to be eliminated from the most recent series. Nadiya, who joined the BBC show in 2017, also had an early exit alongside pop icon Matt Goss, but both dancers' upset soon turned to excitement as they announced their own nationwide tour.
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Both Kai and Nadiya took part in the Strictly arena tour last year and it was during its stint in Newcastle, that the now couple were pictured getting close in the reception area of the Malmaison hotel. They confirmed their were an item months later and then delighted viewers when they performed with each other on Strictly, doing a routine to a song from guest performer Luke Evans.
Kai and Nadiya appeared as guests on Friday's Loose Women, fresh from his victory alongside Alexandra Mardell in Strictly's Christmas special and it didn't take long for the panel to quiz them on details of their romance. Judi Love, who starred alongside them in Strictly 2021, said she had no idea they were a thing, before quizzing them on how they knew there was something between them.
A rather bashful Nadiya said it 'felt perfect as dancers', but quickly realised that Kai was "amazing," before he admitted he thought she was "pretty gorgeous,"
Not done with her interrogation, Judi asked: "So, did you go for him first or did he approach you?" to which Nadiya replied: "He's a gentleman."
As Kai quipped: "There's not many left," Judi then asked: "What did you say babe?" and Kai replied: "I was like do you want to go for dinner and stuff; it was one of those sort of moments, where you've got to be a gent."
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