Strictly Come Dancing fans are reeling as the two dancers, Oti Mabuse and Aljaz Skorjanec, have supposedly told friends they will quit the show.
This could be the last series for star dancers Oti and Aljaz as they pursue career prospects outside the programme.
Oti is Strictly's most successful dancer having won the Glitterball Trophy for two years in a row as partner to Bill Bailey last year and Kelvin Fletcher in 2019.
As the longest-serving male dancer on Strictly, Aljaz is a staple of the programme, having won in 2013 with Abbey Clancy.
The pair are not the only ones reported to be wanting to quit the show as Katya Jones, 32, has allegedly threatened to leave.
An insider told The Sun : "Bosses will worry other stars could follow."
However, the departures are unconfirmed as it is believed Oti and Aljaz have not told the BBC they plan to leave.
Oti has previously said she is looking forward to "starting a new life", with rumours sparking up earlier this year that she would be leaving the show following this series.
The 31-year-old dancer said that she's been trying presenting on Channel 4's Steph's Packed Lunch when the cameras aren't rolling.
Oti claims to be inspired by Steph McGovern, who has taken on a mentor position for the professional dancer.
She said: "I’m starting to present and I’m starting a new life. The person who inspires me the most is Steph McGovern.
"Sometimes when you come into the industry people do feel threatened. They do feel, ‘Oh you’re trying to take my spot.’ She didn’t. She saw something in me.
"Every time I do her show she goes, ‘We’re going to stay back and you’re going to do my bits and we’re going to practice.’ So she mentors me.
"It’s her show, her time. The whole crew does that, they wait.
"That for me is a hero, she’s an inspiration. When somebody comes into Strictly, I want to be that person who goes, ‘Let me show you the ropes.’
"She's just showed me what it looks like when women help each other and are not scared or insecure."
Aljaz recently made headlines for setting dance partner Sara Davies' husband "at ease".
Following training, Aljaz offers support to Sara and the family, going on the school run and spending time with Sara's partner Simon.
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