STRICTLY Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova has been seen embracing her former dance partner Dan Walker.
The Ukrainian pro dancer, 35, and broadcaster Dan, 47, teamed up on the BBC show in 2021 – with them having remained extremely close ever since.
Dan Walker supported Nadiya Bychkova after her show[/caption]
They were seen hugging and leaving together in separate cars[/caption]
The former dance pairing even took a selfie after the dance show[/caption]
The pair looked overjoyed to be with one another again[/caption]
Dan and Nadiya were paired up on Strictly in 2021[/caption]
Dan Walker carrying a bag and walking in a parking lot[/caption]
And now the pair have been seen in a sweet embrace backstage at one of Nadiya’s dance shows.
Former BBC Breakfast anchor Dan showed his support for Nadiya when he showed up to her dance show to support her on Wednesday.
Dan arrived at Sheffield Football Ground to visit Nadiya, with the pair seen looking overjoyed to be in one another’s company again.
The pair hugged and and took a sweet selfie together, with both Nadiya and Dan seen beaming from ear-to-ear.
They then left together with her entourage before leaving the car park in separate cars.
Dan was seen wearing a dark-coloured outfit complete with a green jacket and a backpack on his back.
Meanwhile, Nadiya wore all beige as she embraced her former dance partner.
During their stint on Strictly together back in 2021, Dan and Nadiya reached the quarter finals of the hit show before ultimately being eliminated.
Following his exit, the newsreader said at the time: “I’m not a dancer, but she showed me that I can dance.
“And that for me, this has been an absolutely incredible experience.”
He added: “There are some people that walk into your life and turn some lights on and that’s what she has done to me.
“You’re an amazing person, and if you’ll have me, I’ll be your friend for life Nadiya Bychkova, OK?”
And it seems that the pair have remained very close ever since.
Back in December 2024, Nadiya celebrated her ‘belated birthday’ – with past dance partner Dan secretly in attendance.
All your Strictly Come Dancing winners
Strictly first kicked off back in 2004, and over the years has crowned 21 winners.
Here is a full list of who has been lucky enough to win the famous Glitterball Trophy:
- 2004 – Natasha Kaplinsky
- 2004 – Jill Halfpenny
- 2005 – Darren Gough
- 2006 – Mark Ramprakash
- 2007 – Alesha Dixon
- 2008 – Tom Chambers
- 2009 – Chris Hollins
- 2010 – Kara Tointon
- 2011 – Harry Judd
- 2012 – Louis Smith
- 2013 – Abbey Clancy
- 2014 – Caroline Flack
- 2015 – Jay McGuiness
- 2016 – Ore Oduba
- 2017 – Joe McFadden
- 2018 – Stacey Dooley
- 2019 – Kelvin Fletcher
- 2020 – Bill Bailey
- 2021 – Rose Ayling-Ellis
- 2022 – Hamza Yassin
- 2023 – Ellie Leach
- 2024 – Chris McCausland
Although Nadiya celebrated her actual birthday in August, she marked the occasion in style a couple of months later for caviar tasting at The Ritz in London.
Taking to Instagram, the owner of the caviar tasting business revealed how Channel 5 star Dan had been in attendance.
Neither of the former Strictly co-stars have shared anything on social media about their reunion.
In fact, Nadiya’s post about her “belated birthday” instead focused on her joint celebration as a whole.
She penned, in part: “The most magical evening.
“Celebrating our belated birthdays with my dear @jemmabolt, celebrating friendship, celebrating life.
“Last night couldn’t be more perfect. It was like a fairytale.”
The pro dancer continued: “The most iconic place @theritzlondon. With the most incredible people.”
The pair became fan favourites on Strictly[/caption]
They have remained friends since the show[/caption]
