STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have a big decision to make – as real-life pro couple Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova swerve the official tour for their own show.
Both theatre tours hit the road next year, with Kai and Nadiya making the most of their fairytale romance with an 11-date titled Once Upon A Time from late March until the beginning of May.
Kai and Nadiya are planning on taking their love story on the road
Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals will be touring in May
However, this is a direct clash with rehearsals and initial performances of the official Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals tour, which starts at Hull Bonus arena on May 2nd.
It will continue to cover the whole of the UK, including a three-day stint at the London Palladium, before finishing at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on May 30th.
As a result, they won’t be able to make it, proving a knock for both fans and the show itself, seeing as they are two of Strictly’s most prominent professional dancers.
Dianne Buswell, Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, Karen Hauer, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal and Nancy Xu have all been confirmed to perform in the upcoming 31-date official show.
Nadiya and Kai went public with their romance earlier this year, following Nadiya’s split from footballer fianceé Matija Škarabot in 2021.
When taking part in the Strictly tour last year, Kai was first spotted comforting her. After initially keeping their relationship a secret, they are now regular faces on red carpets including the Black Adam premiere in September, and frequently jet off on romantic holidays together.
Both Kai and Nadiya have been eliminated from this year’s Strictly competition already, with Kai waltzing away from the show in week one with Loose Women star Kaye Adams after facing Nadiya and Bros star Matt Goss in the dance-off.
Matt and Nadiya lasted two more weeks before being eliminated in week three.
Tickets for Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals tour go on sale November 4th, and will be available at StrictlyTheProfessionals.com.
Tickets for Kai and Nadiya: Once Upon A Time are available now, and can be purchased here.
Kai and Kaye were first eliminated stars of Strictly 2022
Nadiya and Matt were the third stars to exit this year’s series
