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Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova goes Instagram official with Kai Widdrington in sweet snap

Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington's romance appears to be heating up as they went Instagram official earlier this week.

News the dancers were dating circulated earlier this year and the pair had kept their blossoming relationship firmly under wraps on social media- until now.

Nadiya, 32, took to her Instagram stories to share a sweet snap holding hands with Kai as they enjoyed a romantic meal at The Ivy.

Kai enjoyed a glass of red wine as he reached his hand across the table to reach his blonde bombshell girlfriend.

She simply captioned the post with a heart emoji and the couple looked loved-up as they were pictured leaving the fancy eatery still hand-in-hand.

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington went Instagram official during a meal at The Ivy (nadiyabychkova/Instagram)
News the dancers were dating circulated earlier this year (pictured last week) (REX/Shutterstock)

It comes amid reports the couple have moved in together as their relationship goes from strength-to-strength.

According to The Sun, their big relationship milestone occurred when Nadiya returned to the UK after travelling to Slovenia following a visit to see daughter Mila, 5, who she shares with ex-fiancé Matija Skarabot.

The loved-up couple have become 'inseparable' since she returned, and they also travelled to Belfast to see their Strictly pal Giovanni Pernice on his This Is Me tour.

It comes amid reports the couple have moved in together as their relationship goes from strength-to-strength (Aaron Parfitt / SplashNews.com)

"Moving in together was the obvious next step for Nadiya and Kai. They’ve grown so close and it just made sense,” a source closer to the couple told the publication.

"Kai helped Nadiya move in her belongings this week and they’re excited about making their property feel like a shared home."

Rumours swirled when Kai and Nadiya were spotted kissing while on the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour earlier this year, and despite a brief blip in their romance - when it was reported the mum-of-one had rekindled her relationship with Matija - they look stronger than ever.

Nadiya and Kai competed on last year's show with respective partners Dan Walker and AJ Odudu (PA)

Nadiya split from her footballer fiancé last year, and hadn't posted about him in more than seven months, suggesting they had parted ways in 2021, well before her romance began with Kai.

The Southampton-born hunk was reportedly comforting Nadiya in the wake of her heart-breaking split when romance blossomed between the two.

The pair will both star in the next series of the show alongside last year's winner Giovanni, Dianne Buswell and Graziano Di Prima and more.

It follows the departure of previous winners Aljaz Skorjanec and Oti Mabuse.

Oti, 31, announced her departure in February, while Alijaz, 32, revealed he was leaving Strictly via his Instagram on March 28.

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