Nadiya Bychkova | |
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| Born | Nadiya Bychkova 24 August 1989 |
| Occupation(s) | Ballroom and latin dancer |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Partner | Kai Widdrington (2022-present) |
| Children | 1 |
Nadiya Bychkova (Ukrainian: Надія Бичкова; born 24 August 1989) is a Ukrainian ballroom and Latin American dancer who is a multiple-time Slovenian Ballroom and Latin Champion and two-time World and European Champion in '10' Dance.[1][2] In 2017, she joined the British television show Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer. She holds two Guinness World Records at Strictly's Pro Challenge for the most dance steps in 30 seconds - for fleckerls in 2020 and pat-a-cakes in 2021.
In 2017, Bychkova appeared as a professional dancer in the fifteenth series of the British television dance show Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with EastEnders actor Davood Ghadami. They reached the quarter final of the competition, finishing in sixth place.[3]
She returned for her second series in 2018, partnered with another 'former' EastEnders actor and Blue singer Lee Ryan. The couple were eliminated in week three.[4]
Bychkova returned for her third series in 2019 and was partnered with ex-professional footballer David James. They were the fourth couple to be eliminated.[5]
In 2021, Bychkova was paired with television journalist, BBC Breakfast, The NFL Show and former Football Focus presenter Dan Walker, some 10 inches (25 cm) taller.
In 2022, Bychkova was paired with singer, Matt Goss. They were the third couple to be eliminated. In 2023, Bychkova returned to the series but had no celebrity partner.
She had previously been a professional dancer on the Bosnian version of the show.[6]
| Series | Partner | Place | Average Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Davood Ghadami | 6th | 30.4 |
| 16 | Lee Ryan | 14th | 22.3 |
| 17 | David James | 12th | 17.4 |
| 19 | Dan Walker | 5th | 27.5 |
| 20 | Matt Goss | 13th | 20.8 |
Highest and Lowest scoring per dance
| Dance | Partner | Highest | Partner | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | Davood Ghadami | 35 | David James | 16 |
| Argentine Tango | Davood Ghadami | 29 | ||
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Davood Ghadami | 27 | Lee Ryan | 19 |
| Charleston | Davood Ghadami | 38 | Dan Walker | 31 |
| Couple’s Choice | Dan Walker | 28 | ||
| Foxtrot | Dan Walker | 21 | David James | 17 |
| Jive | Davood Ghadami | 29 | David James | 16 |
| Paso Doble | Davood Ghadami | 35 | David James | 10 |
| Quickstep | David James | 28 | Matt Goss | 20 |
| Rumba | Dan Walker | 31 | Davood Ghadami | 25 |
| Salsa | ||||
| Samba | Davood Ghadami | 25 | Matt Goss | 22 |
| Something-A-Thon | Davood Ghadami | 4 | ||
| Showdance | ||||
| Tango | Dan Walker | 31 | ||
| Viennese Waltz | Davood Ghadami | 29 | Matt Goss | 21 |
| Waltz | Davood Ghadami | 35 | Lee Ryan | 22 |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Cha-cha-cha / "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Quickstep / "Last Nite" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 3 | Samba / "Stayin' Alive" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
| 4 | Viennese Waltz / "Say You Love Me" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | Bottom two |
| 5 | Jive / "Tell Her About It" | 6 | 8 | 8 | – | 22 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba / "Wicked Game" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | Safe |
| 7 | American Smooth / "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 8 | Charleston / "The Lambeth Walk" | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | Safe |
| 9 | Paso Doble / "Live and Let Die" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| 10 | Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again" Paso Doble-a-thon / "España cañí" |
8 4 |
9 extra |
9 points |
9 awarded |
35 39 |
Safe |
| 11 | Argentine Tango / "The Phantom of the Opera" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | Eliminated |
| Week No. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Bussell | Ballas | Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Waltz / "Take It To The Limit" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Jive / "Blue Suede Shoes" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Bottom Two |
| 3 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "The Power of Love" | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | Eliminated |
| Week N. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Tonioli/Ribeiro | ||||
| 1 | Foxtrot / "Three Lions" | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Paso Doble / "España cañí" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Bottom Two |
| 3 | American Smooth / "Kiss from a Rose" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | Bottom Two |
| 4 | Quickstep / "From Now On | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | Safe |
| 5 | Jive / "Such a Night" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | Eliminated |
| Week N. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Quickstep / "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Paso Doble / "Giant" | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot / "Once Upon a Dream" | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | Safe |
| 4 | Cha-cha-cha / "U Can't Touch This/Super Freak | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | Safe |
| 5 | Viennese Waltz / "She's Always a Woman" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
| 6 | Jive / "Rock Lobster" | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | Safe |
| 7 | Couple's Choice / "Classic" | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | Safe |
| 8 | American Smooth / "King of the Road" | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | Safe |
| 9 | Charleston / "Good Morning" | 7* | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 10 | Rumba / "Desperado" | 6 | 9* | 8 | 8 | 31 | Safe |
| 11 | Tango / "Santa María (del Buen Ayre)" | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | Eliminated |
| Week N. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Quickstep / "Sir Duke" | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Samba / "Night Fever" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Bottom two |
| 3 | Viennese Waltz / "Hold My Hand" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 4 | Jive / "All Shook Up" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | Eliminated |
She danced with Larry Lamb for the 2022 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special. She danced with Dan Snow for the 2023 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
In 2013, Bychkova married Russian dancer Sergey Konovaltsev; the marriage lasted two years. Bychkova was engaged to Slovenian footballer Matija Skarabot, with whom she has a daughter called Mila.[7]
In April 2015, Bychkova featured in the Ukrainian edition of Playboy magazine; she was also on the cover of FHM in March 2012.[8]
In an appearance on Saturday Mash-Up! in January 2022, Bychkova was gunged, after receiving 63% of a viewer vote against Dan Walker and Kai Widdrington. Nadiya was 'Super Slimed' with 20 buckets of gunge. Also in January 2022, she announced that she and Matija were no longer a couple and had been living apart for a while. In June 2022, she confirmed she is in a relationship with Strictly co-star Kai Widdrington.
In June 2023, Bychkova and Widdrington announced they were to appear at "Dancing With The Stars Weekends" 2024.[9]