Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova breaks silence over exit - 'I'm not ready to talk'

Nadiya Bychkova has broken her silence after being eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. The Ukranian dancer took to Instagram to share her thoughts after being voted off the results show alongside celebrity partner, Tom Dean.

Following his elimination, Tom told host Tess Daly: "I've had the best time the last few weeks and getting to work with Nadiya has been incredible. I wish I could have gone further and done more dances."

Meanwhile, Nadiya took to social media and said: "I really appreciate all the messages but I'm not ready to talk about what happened tonight just yet."

During the 2023 series, Nadiya was left without a celebrity partner and earlier this summer she broke up with her long-term boyfriend and fellow professional dancer, Kai Widdrington.

Tom and Nadiya performed their Cha Cha to 'Boogie Wonderland' by Earth, Wind and Fire then Toyah and Neil performed their Jive to 'Nutbush City Limits' by Ike and Tina Turner.

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