Nadiya Bychkova breaks silence on BBC Strictly complaints as she makes stance clear on show
Strictly couple Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington have reportedly split
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Strictly Come Dancing's period of chaos continues as further claims about professional dancers have flooded in throughout the week.
Now, Nadiya Bychkova has broken her silence on reports she is among those who have complained, which came not long after reports of a split from her partner and fellow pro, Kai Widdrington.
Taking to Instagram on Friday evening, she posted a snap of herself and her daughter dancing happily and penned: "There have been lots of Strictly rumours around in the last few days and I just wanted you to know that I have not complained about the programme.
"I am looking forward to the new series and can’t wait for it to start. Enjoying a wonderful weekend with my family."
It was reported earlier on Friday that Bychkova is thought to have met with show bosses to issue a complaint surrounding the ongoing "abuse" investigations - allegedly having "experienced unpleasant behaviour".
The BBC dance competition has had its reputation dragged through the mud throughout this year after Giovanni Pernice was axed due to Amanda Abbington making claims of "bullying" and suffering PTSD from their time together.
Earlier this week, Di Prima, 30, was also axed from the BBC show after last year's footage of his training with Zara McDermott, 27, was reviewed
It was deemed Di Prima's approach was inappropriate after the review, which came about as a result of the claims made against Giovanni Pernice, found concerning examples of "physical and verbal behaviour".
The Italian dancer released a lengthy statement in which he expressed: "I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from Strictly."
Love Island star McDermott also broke her silence when she admitted she'd been reluctant to speak out before but that she had faced a "distressing" experience at the hands of Di Prima.
Nadiya Bychkova has starred in Strictly Come Dancing since 2017
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It was also reported earlier today Kai Widdrington and Bychkova have called time on their two-year relationship after falling for one another on the BBC series.
The couple reportedly decided to mutually separate after their relationship came under strain due to the pressures of touring together.
Not long after, Bychkova - who has starred in the series since 2017 - was reported to have made a complaint to show bosses, expressing her concerns, but has now refuted this.
Sources have claimed that the crisis is "worsening by the day", telling the Daily Mail: "Nadiya got in touch out of the blue and wanted to talk to the bosses.
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"They are taking every single murmur of a complaint seriously now so she was immediately asked in. She has been on the show for some years so will have seen and lot and possibly also experienced unpleasant behaviour, she will have worked with many people.
"Things really are getting serious now, it is a mess and it is getting worse by the day. This is now the third complaint about some kind of issue on the programme.
"It came as a surprise but now the inquiry into Giovanni Pernice is ongoing it has opened the opportunity for others to complain when perhaps they wouldn't have done before.
"There appears to be some very unhappy people on Strictly. Now there are fears about where this will end, literally, nobody knows."
However, it seems Bychkova is keen to calm the waters if her recent social media post is anything to go by, with her quashing reports that she had complained about the series.
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