The famous "Strictly curse" is believed to be the reason for many couples splitting after one half of the couple took part in Strictly Come Dancing. From professional dancers to celebrities taking part in the show, many relationships have soon ended since Strictly Come Dancing.
Recently Adam Peaty split from his Welsh girlfriend Eiri after he took part in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered with professional dancer Katya Jones and after a passionate Argentine Tango, many believed there was a near kiss at the end of the dance.
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Recently Adam has met up with his Strictly Come Dancing co-star Sara Davies, who hailed him "inspirational." Here are the couples who split during or soon after one starred in Strictly Come Dancing.
Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole
There was drama in the very first series of Strictly Come Dancing when in 2004 newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky split from her long-term partner Mike Barnard, after being partnered with Brendan Cole in the show. Brendan also split from his fiancee Camilla Dallerup during this time.
Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace
Skipping to series five in 2007 the Strictly Curse allegedly struck again. Matt Di Angelo was partnered with professional dancer Flavia Cacace who at the time was in a long-term relationship with fellow professional dancer Vincent Simone.
Flavia then split with Vincent and made her relationship public with Matt. They dated for three years before their relationship ended in 2010.
Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff
In 2009 the Strictly curse struck quickly when former boxer Joe Calzaghe split with his long-term girlfriend Jo-Emma Larvin just a week into the show. He was partnered with Russian dancer Kristina Rihanoff and they were together for four years.
Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
Although this breakup didn't take place during the Strictly Come Dancing series, Ben Cohen did split from his wife of 11 years Abby, after appearing on the show. He then went on to date his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner Kristina Rihanoff.
Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev
After just a year married Countdown star Rachel Riley split from her husband Jamie Gilbert and went on to have a relationship with Pasha Kovalev, who was her professional partner on Strictly Come Dancing. They married in 2019 and have two daughters together.
Susanna Reid
While the ITV newsreader and host did not end up dating her Strictly Come Dancing partner, she did split from her long-term partner Dominic Cotton of 15 years after appearing on the show.
Caroline Flack
In 2014 Caroline Flack broke up with her boyfriend Jack Street during her time on Strictly Come Dancing. Caroline did not go on to date anyone from Strictly Come Dancing.
Helen George
A year later in 2015 the Strictly curse struck again when Call The Midwife star Helen George split from her husband of three years while on the show. Helen was also never romantically linked to any Strictly partners or co-stars.
Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice
When starting Strictly Come Dancing in 2015, Georgia May Foote was in a relationship with her Coronation Street co-star Sean Ward. Shortly after Strictly ended Georgia split from Sean and began dating her professional partner Giovanni Pernice. A year later Georgia and Giovanni split.
Louise and Jamie Redknapp
One of the most well-known casualties of the Strictly curse were Louise and Jamie Redknapp. After Louise appeared on the 2016 series of the show they divorced in 2017. There were also rumours that Louise was in a romantic relationship with her professional partner Kevin Clifton but this was never confirmed.
Kevin and Karen Clifton
During the Jamie and Louise scandal, Kevin Clifton was married to fellow professional dancer Karen. They married in 2015 and after years of performing on Strictly split up in 2018.
Stacey Dooley
Kevin was also caught up in another bout of the Strictly curse. In 2018 he was partnered with journalist Stacey Dooley who soon split from her partner of five years Sam Tucknott.
Now Stacey and Kevin are in a relationship and have recently announced they are expecting their first child.
Katya and Neil Jones and Seann Walsh
In this Strictly love triangle professional dancer Katya and Neil Jones split after 11 years of marriage and comedian Seann Walsh was dumped by his girlfriend Rebecca Humphries.
While partnered together on the show Katya and Seann were pictured sharing a kiss and both ended their relationships with their respective partners after.
Nadiya Byckkova
Another Strictly professional to get caught up in the Strictly curse was Nadiya Byckkova. She split from her fiance Matija Skarabot and at first, there were rumours of a romance with her dancer partner TV presenter Dan Walker.
However, Nadiya is now with fellow professional dancer Kai Widdrington. Kai had been romantically linked to his partner AJ Odudu before this.
Max George
The Wanted star Max George split from his partner of four years Stacey Giggs after appearing on Strictly Come Dancing and meeting EastEnders star Maisie Smith. Max and Maisie are now in a relationship together.
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