The 36-year-old, who first appeared on the programme almost a decade in the past in 2017 alongside Amy Dowden and Dianne Buswell, is claimed to be devastated by the choice.
Nadiya Bychkova was rushed to hospital | PAAll through her time on the present, Ms Bychkova partnered celebrities together with Dan Walker, Lee Ryan, Matt Goss, Tom Dean, and, most lately, Chris Robshaw in 2025, although she by no means reached the competitors’s closing.
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Nadiya Bychkova beforehand dated fellow Strictly professional Kai Widdrington
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The 35-year-old additionally met his associate, actress Gemma Atkinson, when she competed on the present in 2017, with the couple occurring to have two kids collectively.
Ms Mushtuk joined the skilled troupe eight years in the past however has struggled to safe common celeb partnerships in current sequence, final competing with Nick Knowles in 2024 earlier than being eradicated in week 4.

Gorka Marquez is among the different dancers stated to be leaving
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PAMs Tsiakkas arrived on the programme in 2022 alongside fellow newcomers Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, and Lauren Oakley.
She obtained her first celeb associate in 2024, dancing with EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick till their elimination in week 10.
The reported departures are stated to have created an unsettling ambiance among the many remaining skilled dancers.
Luba Mushtuk will not return to Strictly, in line with studies | PAContract discussions are anticipated to proceed over the approaching weeks, with dancers assembly individually with executives to find out their futures on the programme.
The insider emphasised that the size of the adjustments caught many off guard, notably given Ms Bychkova’s longstanding dedication to the present.

