Nadiya Bychkova has revealed who her favourite Strictly Come Dancing partner was, and it isn't Dan Walker.
The star is best known for being a Strictly professional and was paired up with Matt Good this series.
However, the pair got knocked out in week four.
She said that she has remained close to her previous dancing partners.
The mum-of-one has since shared who she enjoyed dancing with the most and she's chosen them due to them being her first ever pairing on the show.
Nadiya has named actor Davood Ghadami, best known for being on EastEnders, as her favourite partner.
Speaking to Closer magazine, Nadiya said: "Davood Ghadami is always going to be my favourite because he was my first partner. When I got eliminated, he was in the audience with his wife.
"We are all so crazy busy, but we keep in touch. Last year was incredible with Dan Walker - he helped me a lot to build my confidence. We're still friends."
Nadiya has been a Strictly Come Dancing fan-favourite professional since she joined the show in 2017.
She took a break from dance floor duties in 2020 before returning in 2021, when she was partnered up with BBC newsreader Dan Walker.
Nadiya tends to keep her personal life under wraps but revealed that she was in a relationship with fellow dancer Kai Widdrington back in April.
Both dancers are free to enjoy their weekends for the rest of the year, thanks to both stars enjoying relatively short stints on this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Rumours of their romance started at the beginning of this year as Nadiya split from fiancé Matija Skarabot, who is father to her five-year-old daughter.
Nadiya confirmed she had moved on from her ex with Kai in April after months of speculation and the pair have been putting on loved-up displays ever since.
Nadiya told The Daily Mail : "We've been seeing each other properly for a couple of months now. It's early days and we've been rehearsing for the Strictly Professionals tour, so there's been very little free time."
She added: "But we're getting to know more and more about each other day by day. He's kind and compassionate and makes me laugh. I feel very relaxed with him."
The pair are already creating a family of their own as they adopted an English bulldog puppy together named Snoopy.
The happy couple are also thought to be living together.
Both Nadiya and Kai will continue to appear on Strictly Come Dancing just without a celebrity partner.
They will be performing alongside other dancers in the groups dances.
