Dan Walker’s Strictly dance partner Nadiya Bychkova has split from her fiancé, MailOnline can reveal.
Nadiya, 32, is single after ending her engagement to Slovenian footballer Matija Škarabot, the father of her five-year-old daughter.
MailOnline received information from a source that Nadiya realized she was not in a long-term relationship with Matija (33-year-old BBC Breakfast presenter) and they no longer co-parent their daughter.

Split: Nadiya Bychkova has separated from her fiance Slovenian footballer fiancé Matija Škarabot (pictured above when the dancer wished him a happy birthday on Instagram)

Nadiya (32) came fifth along with Dan Walker (above), on the last year’s Strictly
A source revealed the following: “Nadiya, Matija haven’t been together since some time now.
‘Matija has a passion for football in Slovenia. Nadiya resides primarily in London.

Single: Nadiya has recently stopped wearing her diamond engagement ring (pictured)
She performs on Strictly Live Tour, and Strictly Live. It takes half of her time. However, it was too hard for their relationship to work because they were so committed to their respective jobs.
“There is still much love and respect between them, and Mila will always be their priority.”
Matija is no longer following Nadiya via Instagram, while Nadiya last posted about Nadiya in June.
Alongside a photo of Matija and their daughter Mila, Nadiya said: ‘Happy Father’s Day @Matija_Škarabot This beautiful connection between daughter and father is so important. It makes me happy to witness this type of interaction between the two.
“Thanks for being such a great dad to our precious little girl. We love you.’
MailOnline asked Nadiya for comment, which was declined by a representative. Matija too did not respond to MailOnline’s request.
Nadiya has been separating from Sergey Konovaltsev (Russian dancer) for the past two years. The couple also stopped interacting on social media.

Nadiya and her co-stars Walker were photographed last week as they enjoyed dinner at an London hotel.

Close: Nadiya will continue co-parenting their five year-old daughter with Matija
Nadiya, who has over the years shared her admiration and love for Matija to her 129K Instagram followers has stopped posting personal details about her life.
Last year, the Ballroom and Latin Champion was paired with Dan from BBC on Strictly. Since then they have become good friends and regularly share Instagram updates.
Dan had dinner with Nadiya and her ‘beautiful mother and daughter’ in November. The Strictly judge commented on the evening, saying: “What a wonderful evening. Thank you partner. Let’s now do three more sets before we go to the studio tomorrow.
Dan, who has been married for 21 years to Sarah and has three kids, posted a comment on Larisa’s Instagram photo in October saying, ‘Your daughter is amazing.

Dan and Nadiya were recently dance partners. The BBC host commented that it was a wonderful evening and said so. Thank you partner.’

Rising star: Nadiya was a Playboy model who rose to fame after she became famous on Strictly in Slovenia. In 2017, Nadiya joined the UK-series.
They have been hard at work preparing for the Strictly Live Tour which starts in Birmingham on Thursday and lasts for just over 3 weeks.
Nadiya gained fame first on Strictly: Slovenian. She then joined the UK Series in 2017.
She is a partner with former EastEnders actor Davood Gadami, blue singer Lee Ryan, ex-professional footballer David James.

It is time for the next chapter: Nadiya (pictured here at It Takes Two) realized her long-distance romance with Matija (33) wasn’t working. They no longer communicate on social media.
Former Playboy model, was accused of an affair while she was starring on Slovenian’s Strictly.
Miha Vodicar, a professional dancer, was left feeling ‘devastated” after Nadiya abruptly ended her relationship and she began dating Peter Klinc (catwalk hunk), whom she had met while appearing on the show.