Alexandra Burke 'takes swipe' at ex Strictly partner Gorka Marquez after demotion

Alexandra Burke appears to have taken a massive but cryptic swipe at her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Gorka Marquez .

The X Factor star was paired with the Spanish hunk when she appeared on the show in 2016.

There were rumours at the time that Alexandra was unhappy about Gorka spending so much time with Gemma Atkinson, rather than practicing which her, however she denied it all along.

The Emmerdale star was paired with Aljaz Skorjanec, but as it was later confirmed she fell for Gorka as they spent time together.

Gemma and Gorka have since welcomed their first child, a daughter named Mia.

This week, Gorka confirmed that he'd been dropped from the main line-up on this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

And Alexandra shared a cryptic post that seemed to suggest he had it coming.

Alexandra appeared to take a swipe at Gorka (Instagram)

She danced with Gorka in 2016 (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

She said on her Instagram story: "KARMA. That's all I have to say."

The singer shared it alongside three GIFs of a woman sipping on tea and a spinning emoji of a female dancer.

There's also suggestion that the post could have been directed at her ex-fiancé Josh Ginney after she erased all evidence of him from her social media.

Mirror Online has contacted Alexandra's representatives for comment.

Alexandra's cryptic post (Instagram)

Gemma was paired with Aljaz (PA)

While Gorka will still be part of this year's show, he won't be paired with a celebrity partner, and he won't be in the running to get his hands on the Glitterball trophy.

After rumours began to surface, Gorka took to  Instagram  to tell his side of the story.

He said: "For everybody that’s been asking, I can let you know that this series, I sadly won’t be partnered with a celebrity for the main series of Strictly. However, I will still be heavily involved in all of the group numbers and all things Strictly!

There were rumours she was unhappy at the time, but she denied it (BBC/Ray Burmiston)

"I’m excited to see this year’s celebs and my fellow professionals dance for the Glitter Ball and I hope to be back fighting for it next year.

"As always, it’s gonna be a GREAT series."

Gemma replied: "Will save me a fortune voting Love you"

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