Inside the Strictly Come Dancing curse: All the couples torn apart and the new romances formed by the BBC show over 20 scandalous years

Strictly waltzed back onto on screens last week, marking it's 21st series. Split: Rachel began dating her professional dancer partner Pasha Kovalev in 2013 after splitting from her husband, and since then they've gone onto marry in 2019 and they now have two daughters Series 11 : Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev On the same series, Countdown's math whiz Rachel Riley's relationship with her pro partner Pasha Kovalev ultimately ended her marriage to her husband of just one year. Break-up: Shortly after Georgina finished runner-up in the Strictly 2015 final, she announced her split from Sean Ward New love: She went onto date her professional partner Giovanni Pernice for a year, but the couple split ahead of him starting rehearsals for the 2016 series Series 13 : Georgia May Foote Georgia May Foote was in a relationship with her Coronation Street co-star Sean Ward when she took part in the 2015 series of the show. However, in October 2021, Nicole posted a cryptic Instagram message about 'not being supported' just hours after she deleted a gushing supportive comment to Nikita and Tilly after their first live show Series 19 : Adam Peaty and Eirianedd Munro In an Instagram statement in August 2022, Olympic swimmer Adam took to Instagram to confirm that he and his girlfriend Eirianedd Munro had split after three years together. Controversial: Adam was paired with Katya Jones on Strictly last year, where the pairing raised eyebrows with their chemistry on the dance floor Series 19 John Whaite and Johannes Radebe Steamy: Bake Off star John, 34, recently confessed he 'fell in love' with his professional partner Johannes during his stint on the show while engaged to partner Paul Atkins Great British Bake Off star John, 34, recently confessed he 'fell in love' with his professional partner Johannes during his stint on the show while engaged to partner Paul Atkins.