Louise Redknapp has been left feeling "used and humiliated" after being 'ghosted' by Kevin Clifton.
She and Kevin formed a close friendship when they were partnered for Strictly Come Dancing 2016 - but the pair are no longer speaking since he was paired with Stacey Dooley and went on to win the 2018 series with her.
Now, of course, Kevin has started up a relationship with Stacey - which seems to have put Louise's nose well and truly out of joint, despite her always insisting there was no romance between them.
"Louise is seething - she feels used and humiliated by Kevin. They formed an incredibly close bond during Strictly, which grew and grew once the show finished," a source close to her told the Sun on Sunday .
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Their broken friendship smarts especially because Louise leaned on Kevin heavily when her marriage to Jamie Redknapp ended in 2017.
"They enjoyed several nights out together, and Kevin became her closest confidant," the insider went on.
"The pair were in constant contact and basically lived in one another's pockets for a while. He gave Louise the impression he was infatuated with her, and she became pretty obsessed by him."
Louise stayed close with Kevin throughout the 2017 series when he was partnered with Susan Calman, but as soon as he was introduced to Stacey the following year, he stopped returning Louise's calls - effectively 'ghosting' her.
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"She even went up to Grimsby in December to support Kevin at a charity fundraiser, but relations soured pretty much from here onward," the source added.
"Louise feels hurt and let down by his actions - she was the famous one and helped bolster his profile. Louise was warned about Kevin when they first became friends - she was told he was fame hungry and a social climber.
"Now she feels a bit of a mug after being dropped like a stone as soon as someone else came along."
Louise has reportedly even told friends that she's thinking of speaking to BBC bosses on a formal basis about her hurt.
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It came after Stacey and Kevin cemented their newly official status with a night of passion at a £35 Premier Inn in Peterborough.
Flame-haired Stacey raced thousands of miles home from filming in Mexico to watch Kevin in his Burn The Floor dance performance last Thursday, and the pair rekindled their romance at the budget hotel.
That same night, she shared a coupled-up snap of them cosying up together, which fans took as confirmation they're now officially dating.
Mirror Online has contacted Louise's rep for comment.
