Strictly Come Dancing ‘feud revealed as two stars refuse to speak to each other’

Graziano Di Prima, Annabel Croft, Neil Jones, Nadiya Bychkova, Kai Widdrington, Bobby Brazier, Dianne Buswell, Nancy Xu, Angela Webber, Vito Coppola, Nikita Kuzmin, Angela Scanlon, Layton Williams, Carlos Gu, Jowita Przystal and Krishnan Guru-Murthy attend the photocall for the Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour
Some backstage Strictly Come Dancing drama has reportedly been revealed (Picture: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)

A Strictly Come Dancing behind-the-scenes feud has reportedly been revealed.

It’s been claimed two pro dancers have fallen out, have unfollowed each other on social media and are refusing to speak.

This comes after the scandal that unfolded at the BBC, with allegations against several professional dancers, and concerns raised about the treatment of contestants.

This season, Wynne Evans and Katya Jones have been forced to deny any feud after claiming the viral ‘hand incident’ was nothing more than a ‘very silly joke’.

Meanwhile, Nadiya Bychkova admitted she was no longer ‘friends’ with her ex-partner and fellow dancer Kai Widdrington.

And now it’s been claimed Nancy Xu and Carlos Cu have fallen out.

Nancy Xu i
Nancy Xu is said to have fallen out with Carlos Gu (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston)

Carlos Gu
The pair are reportedly not speaking (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston)

Nancy, 33, and Carlos, 31, don’t appear to follow each other on social media, despite reports stating they used to be best friends.

A source alleged: ‘The feud between Nancy and Carlos is really sad and has left everyone really shocked.

‘They’ve been close since childhood, but have fallen out and unfollowed each other on socials.

‘The atmosphere on set is said to be awkward and tense when both are around, and to many it was a relief when Carlos didn’t attend the show weeks ago.

Nancy Xu and Shayne Ward on Strictly Come Dancing
Nancy is dancing alongside Shayne Ward in the competition (Picture: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)

Carlos Gu and Angela Scanlonon Strictly Come Dancing
Carlos does not have a celebrity partner this year, but was paired with Angela Scanlon last year (Picture: PA)

‘Carlos is said to be subdued after the falling-out and is also struggling with not getting a celebrity partner.’

The insider added to The Sun: ‘His friends are worried about him as he is so far away from his family.

‘He has wiped all pictures of her from his profile and unfollowing each other on Instagram is the ultimate finality in their friendship.

‘With all the other drama in the Clauditorium, it’s the last thing bosses need.’

Metro understands that both Nancy and Carlos remain cordial and professional on Strictly.

Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu during the live show of Strictly Come Dancing
Carlos joined Strictly in 2022 and was partnered with Molly Rainford (Picture: PA)

Jamie Borthwick and Nancy Xu who have been crowned winners of the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2023
Nancy lifted the Christmas glitterball trophy with Jamie Borthwick last year (Picture: PA)

This year, Carlos does not have a celebrity dance partner, while Nancy has been paired with Shayne Ward.

Carlos joined Strictly in 2022, saying at the time: ‘I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well.

‘I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine.’

He’s since been paired with Molly Rainford and Angela Scanlon, while Nancy has been a pro on the show since 2019, and won the Christmas special last year with Jamie Borthwick.

Metro has approached the BBC and reps for Carlos for comment.

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