Strictly pros Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova avoid the show’s curse as they fall in love.

Strictly Come Dancing pros Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova have gushed about their “magical” relationship and shot down the idea of ​​the show’s mysterious curse.

Ukrainian dancer Nadiya, 33, and British pro Kai, 27, first met on the set of Strictly in 2017, when he was a backup dancer and she teamed up with actor Davood Ghadami on his first series. .

After they started talking following the breakup of her previous relationship with Slovenian footballer Matija Skarabot, who is the father of her six-year-old daughter Mila, something beautiful blossomed between the couple.

Kai, who joined the pro team in series 19, said he sees what happened to the couple as a “blessing” as they are now about to start a 36-date dance tour together.

Talking with him daily expresshe also admitted to thinking Nadiya was “absolutely stunning” when he first saw her six years ago.

Sweet: Ukrainian dancer Nadiya, 33, and British professional Kai, 27, first met on the set of Strictly in 2017, when he was a backup dancer and she was teamed with actor Davood Ghadami in their first series (pictured together in October 2022)

He revealed that it was four years later that they first became romantically involved.

“That’s when we started talking, but it wasn’t until we danced together that the magic happened,” Kai divulged.

Nadiya continued: ‘We just fit together. Everything worked. That’s the only way I can describe it. Dancing with Kai felt like the easiest thing in the world.’

Her dance partner and boyfriend Kai added that he knew something special was unfolding quite early on in their interactions.

Kai said, ‘When we first danced together, it was like the nail in the coffin. Our fate was sealed.

Nadiya also got excited about her boyfriend and her love relationship with her little daughter.

In January, she held back tears when she appeared on the Loose Women panel, where she said her daughter “adores” the dancer and how “brilliant” Kai is with Mila.

Speaking on Friday’s Loose Women, she said: “It took some time because it wasn’t easy, you protect your son as much as you can, but he’s brilliant.”

“It took some time, but he’s proven himself in every way possible and Mila absolutely adores him.”

Kai went on to reveal that Nadiya’s daughter has nicknamed him ‘Kai lemon pie’.

Family: After they started talking following the breakup of their previous relationship with Slovenian footballer Matija Skarabot, who is the father of their six-year-old daughter Mila (pictured with Nadiya and Kai), something beautiful blossomed between the couple .

Lovebirds: Speaking to the Daily Express, he also admitted to thinking Nadiya was ‘absolutely stunning’ when he first saw her six years ago (pictured together last month)

The professional dancer confirmed the couple’s romance in April 2022 after dating for a “couple of months.”

Speaking in an interview with the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine, he said: “We’ve been seeing each other properly for a couple of months.”

‘It’s early days and we’ve been rehearsing for the Strictly Professionals tour so there’s been very little free time.

“But we are getting to know each other more and more day by day. He is kind and compassionate and makes me laugh. I feel very relaxed with him.

The lovebirds kept their relationship out of the spotlight thanks to clever lures.

The professional dancers say their relationship began when Kai, 27, worked up the courage to ask Nadiya, 33, to dinner after weeks of text messages and phone calls.

But the couple were determined to keep their burgeoning romance a secret, hanging out in baseball caps or disguised so they wouldn’t be recognized.

Work: Kai, who joined the pro team in series 19, said he sees what happened to the couple as a “blessing” as they are now about to kick off a 36-date dance tour together (in the photo on the right in her first series in 2021 with AJ Odudu and on the left, Nadiya with Dan Walker)

Beloved: Revealed that it was four years later that they first became romantically involved: “That’s when we started talking, but it wasn’t until we danced together that the magic happened,” Kai divulged.

Example: The Strictly Come Dancing star shares her daughter Mila with her ex-fiancé, footballer Matija Škarabot (pictured), from whom she split in 2021

Looking back at the beginning of their romance, Kai said Sun earlier this year: ‘We knew it would come out and it would be something big, so we kept it private for as long as we could, which was upsetting and exciting at the same time.

And their romance seems to be going from strength to strength, with Kai declaring that they “want to be together for life” when asked if fans can look forward to an engagement in the future.

Kai said shyly: ‘Listen, what can I say… we are very happy together and we don’t want this to end. Of course we want to be together for life, so we’ll see where it goes.

The professional dancer says that while they didn’t have to tell HR they were looking for a relationship, they did and the BBC was “all in for it”.