Karen Hauer showed off her impressive abs in a beige bikini on Sunday as she enjoyed a relaxing break with boyfriend Simon Davidson who followed her axe Strictly Come dance.
The Venezuelan dancer, 44, was one of five professional dancers axed from the BBC show in what was branded a ‘massacre’ as part of a huge shake-up for the programme.
And months after losing her job, Karen – Strictly’s longest-serving female pro – brushed her woes aside during an idyllic getaway with Simon, 40, in the Hertfordshire countryside.
Karen showed off her fit and toned physique in the skimpy two-piece suit, flashing a smile and a peace sign to the camera as she emerged from a sauna during the stay.
She let her hair fall over her shoulders and showed off her natural beauty by going make-up free as she pouted next to Simon in another image.
Karen, who became Instagram official with Simon in January 2024 after her shock split from third husband Jordan Wyn-Jones, also posted a photo of her boyfriend enduring an ice bath.
Karen Hauer showed off her impressive abs in a beige bikini on Sunday as she enjoyed a relaxing break with boyfriend Simon Davidson as she followed her ax from Strictly Come Dancing
Months after losing her job, Karen – who was Strictly’s longest-serving female pro – brushed her woes aside during an idyllic getaway with Simon, 40, in the Hertfordshire countryside.
Other snaps from their romantic getaway included the pair having lunch together while also enjoying a dog walk.
Karen was suspended by producers along with Michelle Tsiakkas, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk and Gorka Marquez.
The remaining professional lineup includes fan favorites Dianne Buswell, Nancy Xu, Vito Coppola, Julian Caillon, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Amy Dowden, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Jowita Przystał, Aljaž Škorjanec, Alexis Warr and Kai Widdrington.
The five new faces are Ukrainian Aleksandra Isaeva, Italian hunk Cristian Priori, South African Latin champion Lethabo Monametsi, Canadian dancer Mark Karmalita and British National Ballroom champion Maddie Ingoldsby.
Former Strictly Judge and renowned choreographer Arlene Phillips recently criticized the recruitment of professionals, telling Good Morning Britain last month: ‘The new professionals, as long as they can dance. I mean, most of them are kind of influencers and they talk an awful lot. As long as those pros can dance.’
On the contrary, former judge Bruno Tonioli has insisted BBC‘s dramatic selection of professional dancers was simply part of the brutal reality of show business.
In conversation with the British Daily Mail LGBT Speaking at the Awards on Thursday evening, the 70-year-old said: ‘Dancing is like sport, there is a point where you know you have the best team to get the best players. It’s nothing personal.
‘I’ve danced, I know what it’s like. There’s a point where you say I can’t do it. Your body cannot perform at the same level. There’s nothing unpleasant about it.’
Karen, who became Instagram official with Simon in January 2024 after her shock split from third husband Jordan Wyn-Jones, also posted a photo of her boyfriend enduring an ice bath.
Other snaps from their romantic getaway included the pair having lunch together while also enjoying a dog walk
The Venezuelan dancer, 44, was one of five professional dancers axed from the BBC show in what was called a ‘massacre’ as part of a huge shake-up for the program
Strictly recently announced that five new professional dancers will be joining the lineup (LR Maddie Ingoldsby, Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi and Mark Karmalita)
The flamboyant Italian star, who served on the judging panel from the show’s launch in 2004 until 2022, stressed that the long-running BBC program must continue to evolve if it is to survive.
He added: “Things need to be kept up to date and you need new blood, new people and opportunities. There’s a whole new generation that needs attention, and that’s one of the great things this show does.
“It’s show business, if it was easy everyone would be doing it.”
Presenter Emma Willis, former dancer Johannes Radebe and comedian Josh Widdicombe take over hosting duties from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who resigned last year.
Meanwhile, the celebrity line-up has been branded by fans as the ‘worst ever’ in Strictly’s 22-year history.
It consists of former Love Island star Dani Dyer, Australian singer Delta Goodrem, dog trainer Graeme ‘The Dogfather’ Hall YouTuber John Nellis and actress Jaime Winstone.
