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Ukrainian ballroom dancer (born 1989)
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| Born | Nadiya Bychkova (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 36)Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Ballroom and latin dancer |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| 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.
Strictly Come Dancing
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Cha-cha-cha performed by Nadiya Bychkova and Miha Vodicar
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.
In 2024, Bychkova was paired with Olympic swimmer Tom Dean. They were the first couple to be eliminated after losing the first dance-off to Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones.
She had previously been a professional dancer on the Bosnian version of the show.[5]
| Series | Partner | Place | AverageScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 | Tom Dean | 15th | 21.5 |
| 23 | Chris Robshaw | TBA | TBA |
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 | Chris Robshaw | 14 |
| Something-A-Thon | Davood Ghadami | 4 | ||
| Showdance | ||||
| Tango | Dan Walker | 31 | Tom Dean | 23 |
| Viennese Waltz | Davood Ghadami | 29 | Chris Robshaw | 16 |
| 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" | 84 | 9extra | 9points | 9awarded | 3539 | Safe |
| 11 | Argentine Tango / "The Phantom of the Opera" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | Eliminated |
- Green numbers indicate Davood & Nadiya were at the top of the leaderboard.
- Red numbers indicate Davood & Nadiya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
| 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 |
- Red numbers indicate Lee & Nadiya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
| 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 |
- Red numbers indicate David & Nadiya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
| 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 |
Red numbers indicate Dan & Nadiya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
(*) Score awarded by guest judge Cynthia Erivo.
| 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 |
- Red numbers indicate Matt & Nadiya were at the bottom of the leaderboard.
| Week N. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Tango / "Golden" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | No Elimination |
| 2 | Cha-cha-cha / "Boogie Wonderland" | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | Eliminated |
| Week N. | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horwood | Mabuse | Ballas | Du Beke | ||||
| 1 | Samba / "Unbelievable" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | No elimination |
| 2 | Viennese waltz / "Die With A Smile" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | Bottom two |
| 3 | Paso doble / "Sweet Child o' Mine" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
| 4 | Salsa / “María” |
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
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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. She danced with Billy Monger for the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
In 2013, Bychkova married Russian dancer Sergey Konovaltsev; the marriage lasted two years. Bychkova was later engaged to Slovenian footballer Matija Skarabot, with whom she has a daughter named Mila.[6]
In April 2015, Bychkova featured in the Ukrainian edition of Playboy magazine; she was also on the cover of FHM in March 2012.[7]
In an appearance on Saturday Mash-Up! in January 2022, Bychkova was 'Super Slimed' with 20 buckets of gunge, after receiving 63% of a viewer vote against Dan Walker and Kai Widdrington. 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 was in a relationship with Strictly co-star Kai Widdrington, although they are reportedly no longer together as of July 2024.[8]
In September 2024, Bychkova and Kai Widdrington announced they were to appear at "Dancing With The Stars Weekends" 2025.[9]
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- ^ a b "BBC One - Strictly Come Dancing - Nadiya Bychkova". BBC. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Yeates, Cydney (20 October 2019). "Strictly Come Dancing's David James becomes fourth celebrity to be evicted". Metro. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Percival, Ash (9 September 2017). "Who Are The New 'Strictly Come Dancing' Professionals? A 9 Facts In 90 Seconds Guide". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing Nadiya Bychkova: Davood Ghadami's BBC One dance partner's turbulent relationship history revealed from ex husband to father of her child to dance show 'fling'". ok.co.uk. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing: New Ukrainian pro Nadiya Bychkova's NUDE Playboy past revealed". express.co.uk. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Strictly's Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova: From love at first sight to their shock split". hellomagazine.com. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "5* Weekend Break with the Stars of BBC Strictly Come Dancing". www.donaheys.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2018.